Soacha River
River in Cundinamarca, Colombia
4°32′12.3″N 74°10′23.3″W / 4.536750°N 74.173139°W / 4.536750; -74.173139 • location
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Magdalena Basin
Caribbean Sea
The Soacha River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River.
Etymology
Soacha is derived from Muysccubun, the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest and means "man of the Sun".[1]
Description
source
mouth
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Source and mouth of the Soacha River on the Bogotá savannaThe Soacha River originates in the eastern part of the locality of Bogotá Ciudad Bolívar. It flows through the municipality Soacha before flowing into the Bogotá River. The type locality of the Cacho Formation is located in the Soacha River basin.[2]
See also
Colombia portal
Geography portal
- List of rivers of Colombia
- Bogotá savanna
- Tunjuelo River
References
Bibliography
- Montoya Arenas, Diana María, and Germán Alfonso Reyes Torres. 2005. Geología de la Sabana de Bogotá, 1–104. INGEOMINAS.
External links
- (in Spanish) Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá
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- Juan Amarillo
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