Sumapaz River

	Sumapaz River The Sumapaz River ( es, Río Sumapaz) is a major tributary of the Magdalena River in Colombia. The long river originates in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at the largest páramo in the world; Sumapaz, of which it takes its name. It forms the natural boundary between the departments of Cundinamarca and Tolima. Course The Sumapaz River flows through the Magdalena Valley montane forests ecoregion in its upper reaches. The Sumapaz River flows through the department of Cundinamarca. It takes its name from its place of birth in the Sumapaz Páramo, the largest páramo in the world, in the rural zone of Bogotá. It is one of the main tributaries of the upper course of the Magdalena RiverRío Magdalena/ref> In ancient times, it was known as the Fusagasugá River, with a length of . The lower reaches of the Fusagasugá River become the Sumapaz after the confluence of the Chocho and Cuja. The river and its tributaries, the Gobernador, Bejucal, San Juan, Negro, Guavio, Bat� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, in spite of the shifting sand bars at the mouth of its delta, as far as Honda, at the downstream base of its rapids. It flows through the Magdalena River Valley. Its drainage basin covers a surface of , which is 24% of the country's area and where 66% of its population lives. Course The Magdalena River is the largest river system of the northern Andes, with a length of 1,612 km. Its headwaters are in the south of Colombia, where the Andean subranges Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental separate, in Huila Department. The river runs east then north in a great valley between the two cordilleras. It reaches the coastal plain at about nine degrees north, then runs west for about , then north again, reaching th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, and industrial center of the country. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca, the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano. Santafé (its name after 1540) became the seat of the government of the Spanish Royal Audiencia of the New Kingdom of Granada (cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Geography Of Cundinamarca Department Geography (from Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: Greeks, an ethnic group. Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and world, its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River Guainía River or Negro River * Vaupés River or Uaupés River ** Papuri River Querary River * Isana River or Içana River ** Cuiari River * Aquio River Caquetá River or Japurá River * Purui River * Apaporís River Traíra River Tunia River Ajajú River * Miritiparaná River * Cahuinari River * Yarí River * Caguán River Guayas River * Mecaya River * Orteguaza River Putumayo River or Içá River * Cotuhé River * Igara Paraná River * Cara Paraná River * San Miguel River *** Guamués River Orinoco River Basin * Orinoco River ''Apure River'' (Venezuela) * Sarare River Arauca River Capanaparo River Cinaruco River Meta River * Vita River * Casanare River ** Ariporo River Cravo Norte River * Guachiría River * Pauto River * Cravo Sur River * Cusiana River * Manacacías River * Metica River Guayur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rivers Of Colombia Atlantic Ocean Amazon River Basin * Amazon River Guainía River or Negro River * Vaupés River or Uaupés River ** Papuri River Querary River * Isana River or Içana River ** Cuiari River * Aquio River Caquetá River or Japurá River * Purui River * Apaporís River Traíra River Tunia River Ajajú River * Miritiparaná River * Cahuinari River * Yarí River * Caguán River Guayas River * Mecaya River * Orteguaza River Putumayo River or Içá River * Cotuhé River * Igara Paraná River * Cara Paraná River * San Miguel River *** Guamués River Orinoco River Basin * Orinoco River ''Apure River'' (Venezuela) * Sarare River Arauca River Capanaparo River Cinaruco River Meta River * Vita River * Casanare River ** Ariporo River Cravo Norte River * Guachiría River * Pauto River * Cravo Sur River * Cusiana River * Manacacías River * Metica River Guayu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Alexander Von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography. Humboldt's advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring. Between 1799 and 1804, Humboldt travelled extensively in the Americas, exploring and describing them for the first time from a modern Western scientific point of view. His description of the journey was written up and published in several volumes over 21 years. Humboldt was one of the first people to propose that the lands bordering the Atlantic Ocean were once joined (South America and Africa in particular). Humboldt resurrected the use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Melgar, Tolima Melgar () is a Colombian town in the Department of Tolima, southwest of Bogotá and 1 hour east of Ibagué, the capital city of Tolima. Melgar is located in the Sumapaz River Valley and borders the Department of Cundinamarca and Sumapaz River to the north, town of Icononzo to the east, the towns of Cunday at the south and Carmen de Apicala to the west. The town is home to a major military base called Tolemaida Air Base. Melgar is a very popular weekend destination for Bogota residents. Temperature ranges between 28–35° Celsius (). It is known in Colombia as the "City of the Swimming Pools" or the "Sea of Swimming Pools" because of its more than 5,000 swimming pools. It is a major inland resort, which the people of Bogotá visit on weekends to flee the capital's cold weather for the warm climate of the valley. History The first settlement was called "Cualamana", later changed to "Villa de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia. In 1601 its name was changed to "La Candelaria", g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Icononzo Icononzo () is a municipality located in the department of Tolima in Colombia. The average temperature is 21°F (-6°C), altitude 1304 metres (4278'). History In 1875 there was the community of Guamitos inherited by Don Vicente Reyes Daza. During the colonial era and by the year 1888, Adrian Lords Escobar, Guillermo Quijano, Alberto Williamson and others arrived and created a small community along the road leading to Guamitos, half an hour way. By the Ordinance No. 3 of July 16 of that year it was instituted as "Corregimiento Icononzo". By the year 1892, Mr. Reyes Daza and Williamson began the assembly of the estates Canada and Scotland. Labor supply in the region constituted by the problem of housing shortages, resulting in problems of invasion. This situation led the ranch owners to donate land to address the problem, begging the construction of 17 new homes. This resulted in the formation of a new town, which, because of their increasing wealth and development, was upgra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pandi, Cundinamarca Pandi is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... of Cundinamarca. Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Venecia, Cundinamarca Venecia (), previously known as ''Ospina Perez'' is a Colombian town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department. Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cabrera, Cundinamarca Cabrera is a town and municipality in Sumapaz Province in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car .... This town was founded in the 1920s. It is located 4 hours from Bogota and its area is known by the production of livestock, fruit and more recently the best variety of beans in the world in the mid-1990s. External links Official site Municipalities of Cundinamarca Department {{Cundinamarca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]