Monasterio El Tuso

Monasterio El Tuso is a church in Soacha, Cundinamarca. Monasterio El Tuso is situated nearby to the town hall Inspección de Policia de El Charquito, as well as near the power station Hidroelectrica El Charquito.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 3½ km northwest of Monasterio El Tuso.

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 4 km northwest of Monasterio El Tuso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sibaté and Soacha Province.

Sibaté

Town

Photo: Pedro Felipe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sibaté is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Soacha Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Sibaté is located on the Bogotá savanna with the urban centre at an altitude of 2,700 metres and a distance of 27 kilometres from the capital Bogotá. Sibaté is situated 7 km south of Monasterio El Tuso.

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 7 km southeast of Monasterio El Tuso.

Hogares Soacha

Quarter

Photo: Otwo1983, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hogares Soacha is a quarter, which is situated 7 km northeast of Monasterio El Tuso.

Monasterio El Tuso

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Categories: building, temple, archaeological site, historic site, and religion
Location: Soacha, Cundinamarca, Andino, Colombia, South America
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Latitude

4.54995° or 4° 32′ 60″ north

Longitude

-74.27269° or 74° 16′ 22″ west

Open location code

67P7GPXG+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 630033704

OpenStreetMap feature

building=temple

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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