Chicamocha River

River in Colombia

5°42′N 73°14′W / 5.700°N 73.233°W / 5.700; -73.233 • elevation2,600 m (8,500 ft) Mouth

• location

Sogamoso River

• elevation

700 m (2,300 ft)Length400 km (250 mi)Basin featuresProgressionSogamoso-Magdalena-CaribbeanRiver systemMagdalenaLandmarksChicamocha Canyon

Chicamocha River is a river of Boyacá and Santander in central-eastern Colombia. It is part of the Magdalena river system that flows into the Caribbean Sea.

The Chicamocha River rises in the municipality of Tuta in the Department of Boyacá, flows through the Department of Santander and joins the Suárez River (with its tributary Fonce River) to form the Sogamoso River.

Chicamocha National Park

The Chicamocha Canyon contains the Chicamocha National Park (PANACHI; Parque Nacional del Chicamocha), a major tourist destination in Colombia. It was preselected for the election of New 7 Wonders of Nature.^[1]

Gallery

Alto Chicamocha; Paipa, Duitama, Sogamoso
Course of the Chicamocha River through its canyon
Chicamocha River, Panachi

References

^ (in Spanish) «El cañón del Chicamocha fue preseleccionado en el concurso de maravillas naturales del planeta» - El Tiempo - accessed 19-04-2016

External links

Elections 7 new natural wonders of the world
Satellite photo of the Chicamocha Canyon, Pescadero sectorWikiMapia
(in Spanish) Albesiano, Sofía y J. Orlando Rangel-Ch. 2003. La vegetación del cañón del río Chicamocha (Santander, Colombia). Caldasia, 25(1):73-99