La Vaca

La Vaca Wetland
Humedal La Vaca
Techovita
La Vaca is located in Bogotá
La Vaca
Location within Bogotá
LocationKennedy, Bogotá
 Colombia
Coordinates4°37′38.23″N 74°09′37.12″W / 4.6272861°N 74.1603111°W / 4.6272861; -74.1603111
Area7.96 ha (19.7 acres)
Elevation2,548 m (8,360 ft)
DesignatedSeptember 2003
Named forMuysccubun: cacique Techovita
AdministratorEAAB - ESP

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). La Vaca is close to the Avenidad Ciudad de Cali.

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.

See also

References

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

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