Coordinates: 4°32′12.3″N74°10′23.3″W / 4.536750°N 74.173139°W / 4.536750; -74.173139
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
Source and mouth of the Soacha River on the Bogotá savanna
The Soacha River originates in the eastern part of the locality of BogotáCiudad 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
References
Bibliography
- Montoya Arenas, Diana María; Reyes Torres, Germán Alfonso (2005), Geología de la Sabana de Bogotá, INGEOMINAS, pp. 1–104
External links
- (in Spanish)Sistema Hídrico, Bogotá
Categories:
- Rivers of Colombia
- Bogotá River
- Geography of Cundinamarca Department
- Altiplano Cundiboyacense