Torca River
The Torca River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. The river, in a basin of 6,008.69 hectares, originates in the Eastern Hills of Bogotá at an altitude of 2,837 metres.Photo: Tisquesusa, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Wetland
- Description: River in Bogotá, Colombia
- Also known as: “Humedal de Torca”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Guaymaral y Torca and Flaminio S. Camacho Airport.
Guaymaral y Torca
Guaymaral y Torca is a combined wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the north of the Colombian capital in the localities Suba and Usaquén, Bogotá, Colombia.Flaminio S. Camacho Airport
Aerodrome
Guaymaral Airport is a high-elevation airport in the north of Bogotá, Colombia, also serving the towns of Cota and Chía. The runway is 15 kilometres northeast of Bogota's El Dorado International Airport. Flaminio S. Camacho Airport is situated 3 km northwest of Torca River.
Colegio San Carlos
School
Colegio San Carlos is an all-male, private, bilingual school in Bogotá, Colombia. The school has been recognized as one of the sources of many national leaders. Colegio San Carlos is situated 4 km south of Torca River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chía and Cota.
Chía
Photo: Jimmy Gómez N, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chía is a town just north of Bogotá in Cundinamarca, most famous for its 24-hour dance party at the steakhouse, Andrés Carne de Res.
Cota
Town
Photo: Pownerus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cota is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Central Savanna Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Cota is part of the metropolitan area of Colombian capital Bogotá which centre is 26 kilometres away. Cota is situated 7 km west of Torca River.
Northwest Bogotá
Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Northwest Bogotá is comprised majorly by the locality of Suba, and a small part of the locality of Barrios Unidos. The locality of Suba is the most populous district in Bogota, with over 1 and a half million citizens, it is almost its own independent city.
Torca River
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Bogotá, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Slovenian to Spanish—“Torca River” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “reka Torca”
- Slovenian: “Río Torca”
- Slovenian: “Torca”
- Spanish: “Río Torca”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jardines del Recuerdo and San Benito.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cementerio Jardines del Recuerdo and Cementerio Jardines La Inmaculada.
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