Area 148 ha (370 acres) Designated September 2003 | Elevation 2,539 m (8,330 ft) Administrator EAAB - ESP | |
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Named for Muysccubun: "land of abundance" | ||
Perros salvajes amenazan ecosistema del humedal jaboque
Jaboque (Spanish: Humedal de Jaboque) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, close to the Bogotá River on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 148 hectares (370 acres). The wetland is close to El Dorado International Airport in the Juan Amarillo River basin.
Contents
- Perros salvajes amenazan ecosistema del humedal jaboque
- Map of Humedal de Jaboque BogotC3A1 Bogota Colombia
- Etymology
- Birds
- References
Map of Humedal de Jaboque, Bogot%C3%A1, Bogota, Colombia
Etymology
Jaboque in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, means "land of abundance".
Birds
Jaboque has 81 registered bird species, of which 4 endemic.
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:
References
Jaboque Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA