Chicaque

Chicaque is a hamlet in San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca and has an elevation of 1,670 metres. Chicaque is situated nearby to the hamlet Cusio, as well as near Boca del Monte.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tequendama Falls and Tequendama Falls Museum.

Tequendama Falls

Waterfall

Photo: zeafra, CC BY 2.0.

The Tequendama Falls is a 132 metres high waterfall of the Bogotá River, located 32 kilometres southwest of Bogotá in the municipality of Soacha. Named after the adjacent settlement of Tequendama, it holds historical significance as one of Colombia's earliest permanent settlements. Tequendama Falls is situated 4 km southeast of Chicaque.

Tequendama Falls Museum

Museum

Photo: ArturoAparicio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tequendama Falls Museum of Biodiversity and Culture is a museum and mansion in San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia. The museum overlooks Tequendama Falls on the Bogotá River. Tequendama Falls Museum is situated 3½ km southeast of Chicaque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Antonio del Tequendama and Granada.

San Antonio del Tequendama

Town

Photo: Grupocolombio, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Antonio del Tequendama is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Tequendama Province part of the department of Cundinamarca. The municipality is located along the Serranía de Subía in the Tena Valley and borders Tena and Bojacá in the north, Bojacá and Soacha in the east, La Mesa and El Colegio in the west and in the south Soacha and Granada. San Antonio del Tequendama is situated 4 km northwest of Chicaque.

Granada

Town

Granada is a Colombian town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department. Granada is situated 10 km southwest of Chicaque.

Chicaque

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: San Antonio del Tequendama, Cundinamarca, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude

4.601° or 4° 36′ 4″ north

Longitude

-74.31665° or 74° 18′ 60″ west

Elevation

1,670 metres (5,479 feet)

Open location code

67P7JM2M+98

OpenStreetMap ID

node 703340417

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3686655

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