Tequendama

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Tequendama is a preceramic and ceramic archaeological site located southeast of Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia, a couple of kilometers east of Tequendama Falls. It consists of multiple evidences of late Pleistocene to middle Holocene population of the Bogotá savanna, the high plateau in the Colombian Andes. Tequendama was inhabited from around 11,000 years BP, and continuing into the prehistorical, Herrera and Muisca periods, making it the oldest site of Colombia, together with El Abra, located north of Zipaquirá. Younger evidences also from the Herrera Period have been found close to the site of Tequendama in Soacha, at the construction site of a new electrical plant. They are dated at around 900 BCE to 900 AD. ()

Local name: Sitio arqueológico de Tequendama Coordinates: 4°32'6"N, 74°16'33"W

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CundinamarcaColombia

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Tequendama – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tequendama Falls, Sibaté, Soacha, Aguazuque.

3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Tequendama Falls, Bogotá
78 min walk • Tequendama Falls, located near the city of Bogotá, Colombia, is a breathtaking natural wonder that has captivated visitors for centuries. This majestic waterfall cascades from the Bogotá River, plunging a dramatic 132 meters (433 feet) into a deep gorge below.
3.2 miS
Area
Sibaté, Bogotá
83 min walk • 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.
5 miNE
Area
Soacha, Bogotá
129 min walk • Soacha is an autonomous municipality of the department of Cundinamarca, and part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working-class families.
4.6 miN
Archaeological site
Aguazuque
119 min walk • Aguazuque is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the western part of the municipality Soacha, close to the municipalities Mosquera and San Antonio del Tequendama in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
3.9 miNW
Museum
Tequendama Falls Museum
100 min walk • 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.
3.2 miNW
Museum
Tequendama Falls Museum
82 min walk • 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.
6.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Tibanica
173 min walk • Tibanica is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located on the border of the locality Bosa, Bogotá and Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of about 28.8 hectares. Tibanica is located in the Tunjuelo River basin.