Bogotá Formation
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The Bogotá Formation is a geological formation of the Eastern Hills and Bogotá savanna on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The predominantly shale and siltstone for
Paleogeography of Northern South America 50 Ma, by Ron Blakey
Blakey Pleist COL
Blakey 020Ma COL
Blakey 035Ma COL
Bacatá
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Bacatá is the name given to the main settlement of one of the Muisca Confederations on the Bogotá savanna. It mostly refers to an area, rather than an individual village, although the name is also fou
When the first humans arrived in the area of Bacatá, the retreating lake shores were populated by the extinct New World gomphothere Cuvieronius
The almost circular Lake Guatavita was one of the most sacred sites of the Muisca. In this lake, the initiation ritual of the new zipa was held
Muisca fishermen in Funza (Bacatá)
Muyquytá was conquered by the troops of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in April 1537