Tequendama Falls

The Tequendama Falls is a 132 metres high waterfall of the , located 32 kilometres southwest of in the municipality of . Named after the adjacent settlement of Tequendama, it holds historical significance as one of Colombia's earliest permanent settlements.
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall
  • Also known as: “Salt del Tequendama”, “Salto do Tequendama”, “Salto Tequendama”, “slapovi Tequendama”, “Tequendama”, and “Tequendama-Wasserfall”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tequendama Falls Museum.

Museum
Photo: ArturoAparicio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of Biodiversity and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hogares Soacha and San Antonio del Tequendama.

Quarter
Photo: Otwo1983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter, which is situated 8 km east of Tequendama Falls.

Town
Photo: Grupocolombio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality and town… is situated 8 km northwest of Tequendama Falls.

Town
is a Colombian town and municipality in the . is situated 9 km southwest of Tequendama Falls.

Tequendama Falls

Latitude
4.57528° or 4° 34′ 31″ north
Longitude
-74.29381° or 74° 17′ 38″ west
Elevation
2,344 metres (7,690 feet)
Height
150 metres (492 feet)
Open location code
67P7HPG4+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 703340011
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
3667278
Wiki­data ID
Q490295
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Tequendama Falls” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տեկենդամա”
  • Basque: “Tequendamako jauzia”
  • Catalan: “Cascades Tequendama”
  • Cebuano: “Salto de Tequendama”
  • Chinese: “特肯達馬瀑布”
  • Czech: “Salto del Tequendama”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تيكوينداما فالس”
  • Esperanto: “Akvofaloj de Tekendama”
  • French: “Salto del Tequendama”
  • Galician: “Fervenza do Tequendama”
  • German: “Salto del Tequendama”
  • Hebrew: “מפל טקנדמה”
  • Hungarian: “Tequendama-vízesés”
  • Mazanderani: “تکوین داما”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tequendamafossen”
  • Norwegian: “Tequendamafossen”
  • Persian: “آبشار تکنداما”
  • Polish: “Salto del Tequendama”
  • Russian: “Текендама”
  • Slovenian: “Salto del Tequendama”
  • Spanish: “Salto del Tequendama”
  • Swedish: “Salto de Tequendama”
  • Ukrainian: “Текендама”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: San Francisco and Corregimiento 2 Soacha.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mirador del Salto and Granja Ecologica El Porvenir.

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