Tequendama
Tequendama is a preceramic and ceramic archaeological site located southeast of Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia, a couple of kilometers east of Tequendama Falls.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tibanica and La Isla.
Tibanica
Tibanica is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located on the border of the locality Bosa, Bogotá and Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about 28.8 hectares. Tibanica is situated 2½ km northeast of Tequendama.La Isla
La Isla is a small wetland, part of the wetlands of Bogotá. It is located next to the Tunjuelo River in the locality Bosa, Bogotá, Colombia. The Bogotá River passes 800 metres south of the wetland with an area of 7.7 hectares. La Isla is situated 4 km north of Tequendama.Varón del Sol
Work of art
Photo: Botas Kiritobi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Varón del Sol is a work of art, which is situated 3½ km south of Tequendama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hogares Soacha and Ciudad Bolívar.
Ciudad Bolívar
Suburb
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciudad Bolívar is the 19th locality in the Capital District of the Colombian capital city Bogotá. Ciudad Bolívar is located in the south of the city at the southern border of the Bogotá savanna. Ciudad Bolívar is situated 7 km east of Tequendama.
Soacha Province
Locality
Soacha Province is one of the 15 provinces in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. Soacha is considered the only borough in the country, and a part of Bogotá, but legally the Colombian Republic considers it a municipality. Soacha Province is situated 9 km south of Tequendama.
Tequendama
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: archaeological site in Columbia
- Categories: archaeological site and locality
- Location: Soacha, Cundinamarca, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude
4.58524° or 4° 35′ 7″ northLongitude
-74.219° or 74° 13′ 8″ westElevation
2,708 metres (8,885 feet)Open location code
67P7HQPJ+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 10935226913OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Tequendama” goes by many names.
- French: “site archéologique de Tequendama”
- French: “Site archéologique de Tequendama”
- Hebrew: “טקנדמה”
- Slovenian: “Tequendama”
- Spanish: “Sitio arqueologico de Tequendama”
- Spanish: “Sitio arqueológico de Tequendama”
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