La Vaca

La Vaca (Spanish: Humedal La Vaca) or Techovita is a small wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Kennedy, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, in the Tunjuelo River basin on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about 8 hectares (20 acres).[1] La Vaca is close to the Avenidad Ciudad de Cali.[2]

La Vaca Wetland
Humedal La Vaca
Techovita
Map showing the location of La Vaca WetlandHumedal La Vaca
Map showing the location of La Vaca WetlandHumedal La Vaca
Location in Bogotá
LocationKennedy, Bogotá
 Colombia
Coordinates4°37′38.23″N 74°09′37.12″W
Area7.96 ha (19.7 acres)
Elevation2,548 m (8,360 ft)
DesignatedSeptember 2003
Named forMuysccubun: cacique Techovita
AdministratorEAAB - ESP
WebsiteHumedal La Vaca o Techovita

Etymology

The alternative name Techovita was the name of a cacique in the Muisca Confederation, the former country on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense before the Spanish conquest.[1]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Humedal La Vaca o Techovita website
  2. Moreno et al., s.a., p.12

Bibliography

  • Moreno, Vanesa; Juan Francisco García, and Juan Carlos Villalba. s.a. Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C., 1-28. Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-03.

Further reading

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.