Area 7.96 ha (19.7 acres) Designated September 2003 | Elevation 2,548 m (8,360 ft) Administrator EAAB - ESP | |
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Named for Muysccubun: cacique Techovita | ||
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). La Vaca is close to the Avenidad Ciudad de Cali.
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Map of Humedal La Vaca, Bogot%C3%A1, Bogota, Colombia
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.
References
La Vaca Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA