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Checua

Checua is a preceramic open area archaeological site in , , . The site is located 7 kilometres north of the town centre. At Checua, thousands of stone and bone tools, stone flakes and human remains have been found, indicating human occupation from around 8500 to 3000 years BP.
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Checua

Latitude
5.2° or 5° 12′ north
Longitude
-73.86667° or 73° 52′ west
Elevation
3,006 metres (9,862 feet)
Open location code
67Q8642M+28
Geo­Names ID
3686702
Wiki­data ID
Q130101099
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In Other Languages

From Hebrew to Ukrainian—“Checua” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “צ’קואה”
  • Spanish: “Checua”
  • Ukrainian: “Народ Чекуа”

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