La Vaca

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).[1] La Vaca is close to the Avenidad Ciudad de Cali.[2]

La Vaca Wetland
Humedal La Vaca
Techovita
Location in Bogotá
LocationKennedy, Bogotá
 Colombia
Coordinates4°37′38.23″N 74°09′37.12″W
Area7.96 ha (19.7 acres)
Elevation2,548 m (8,360 ft)
DesignatedSeptember 2003
Named forMuysccubun: cacique Techovita
AdministratorEAAB - ESP
WebsiteHumedal La Vaca o Techovita

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.[1]

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References
  1. (in Spanish) Humedal La Vaca o Techovita website
  2. Moreno et al., s.a., p.12

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