Checua
Checua is a preceramic open area archaeological site in Nemocón, Cundinamarca, Colombia. 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.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,010 metres (9,860 feet)
- Description: archaeological site in Nemocón – Colombia
- Category: archaeological site
- Location
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Latitude
5.2° or 5° 12′ north
Longitude
-73.86667° or 73° 52′ west
Open location code
67Q8642M+28
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