La Vaca
4°37′38.23″N 74°09′37.12″W / 4.6272861°N 74.1603111°W / 4.6272861; -74.1603111Area 7.96 ha (19.7 acres) Elevation 2,548 m (8,360 ft) Designated September 2003 Named for Muysccubun: cacique Techovita Administrator EAAB - ESP Website Humedal La Vaca o Techovita 
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Metropolitan Area Geography
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]
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
Colombia portal
Environment portal
- Biodiversity of Colombia, Bogotá savanna, Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve
- Wetlands of Bogotá
References
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Humedal La Vaca o Techovita website
- ^ 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
- Andrade L., Martha Esperanza, and Henry Benitez Castañeda. s.a. Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo, 1-38. AICAS. Accessed 2017-03-03.
External links
- (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
- (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo
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