Siecha Lakes, the Glossary
The Siecha Lakes are three glacial lakes located in the Chingaza Natural National Park in Cundinamarca, Colombia.[1]
Table of Contents
32 relations: American coot, American purple gallinule, Andean cock-of-the-rock, Andean teal, Andes, Bremen, Chibcha language, Chingaza National Natural Park, Colombia, Cundinamarca Department, Eupsittula canicularis, Gold, Guasca, Helmeted curassow, Javier Ocampo López, Lake Guatavita, Lake Iguaque, Lake Tota, Liborio Zerda, List of Muisca and pre-Muisca scholars, Little red brocket, Muisca, Muisca raft, Muisca religion, Muisca rulers, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Red deer, Ruddy duck, Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Spectacled bear, Torrent duck, White-tailed deer.
- Lakes of Colombia
- Muisca
- Sacred lakes of the Americas
- Tourist attractions in Cundinamarca Department
American coot
The American coot (Fulica americana), also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae.
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American purple gallinule
The purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) is a swamphen in the genus Porphyrio.
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Andean cock-of-the-rock
The Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), also known as tunki (Quechua), is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America.
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Andean teal
The Andean teal (Anas andium) is a South American species of duck.
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Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: Breem or Bräm), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (Stadtgemeinde Bremen), is the capital of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen), a two-city-state consisting of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven.
Chibcha language
Chibcha, Mosca, Muisca, Muysca (*/ˈmɨska/ *), or Muysca de Bogotá is a language spoken by the Muisca people of the Muisca Confederation, one of the many indigenous cultures of the Americas. Siecha Lakes and Chibcha language are Muisca.
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Chingaza National Natural Park
Chingaza National Natural Park (Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Chingaza) is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, northeast of Bogotá, Colombia in the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta. Siecha Lakes and Chingaza National Natural Park are Altiplano Cundiboyacense and Tourist attractions in Cundinamarca Department.
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Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.
Cundinamarca Department
Department of Cundinamarca (Departamento de Cundinamarca) is one of the departments of Colombia.
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Eupsittula canicularis
Eupsittula canicularis, also known as the orange-fronted parakeet, orange-fronted conure, half-moon conure or Petz's conure is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots.
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Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.
Guasca
Guasca is a Colombian town and municipality in the Guavio Province, part of the Cundinamarca Department located approximately 55 km from Bogotá passing through the town of La Calera, Cundinamarca or 65 km passing through Sopó.
Helmeted curassow
The helmeted curassow (Pauxi pauxi) or northern helmeted curassow, is a large terrestrial bird in the family Cracidae found in the subtropical cloud-forest in steep, mountainous regions of western Venezuela and northern Colombia.
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Javier Ocampo López
Javier Ocampo López (born 19 June 1939) is a Colombian historian, writer, folklorist and professor.
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Lake Guatavita
Lake Guatavita (Spanish: Laguna Guatavita) is located in the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes in the municipality of Sesquilé in the Almeidas Province, Cundinamarca department of Colombia, northeast of Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. Siecha Lakes and Lake Guatavita are Altiplano Cundiboyacense, lakes of Colombia, Sacred lakes of the Americas and Tourist attractions in Cundinamarca Department.
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Lake Iguaque
Lake Iguaque is a lake located in the Boyacá Department of Colombia. Siecha Lakes and lake Iguaque are Altiplano Cundiboyacense, lakes of Colombia and Sacred lakes of the Americas.
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Lake Tota
Lake Tota (Lago de Tota) is the largest lake in Colombia, located in the east of Boyacá department, inside the Sugamuxi Province, it is the source of the Upia River which flows into the Orinoco River basin. Siecha Lakes and lake Tota are Altiplano Cundiboyacense, lakes of Colombia and Sacred lakes of the Americas.
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Liborio Zerda
Liborio Zerda (Bogotá, Republic of New Granada, 10 July 1834 (other sources state 1830 or 1833) - Banco de la República - Bogotá, Colombia, 9 November 1919) was a Colombian physician and Muisca scholar.
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List of Muisca and pre-Muisca scholars
This list contains Muisca and pre-Muisca scholars; researchers, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists and other investigators who have contributed to the current knowledge of the Muisca and their ancestors of the prehistory of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and of the preceramic and ceramic Herrera Periods.
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Little red brocket
The little red brocket or swamp brocket (Mazama rufina), also known as the Ecuador red brocket, is a small, little-studied deer native to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru, where found in forest and páramo at altitudes between.
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Muisca
The Muisca (also called Chibcha) are an indigenous people and culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia, that formed the Muisca Confederation before the Spanish conquest.
Muisca raft
The Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca in Spanish), sometimes referred to as the Golden Raft of El Dorado, is a pre-Columbian votive piece created by the Muisca, an indigenous people of Colombia in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.
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Muisca religion
Muisca religion describes the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the central highlands of the Colombian Andes before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. Siecha Lakes and Muisca religion are Muisca.
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Muisca rulers
When the Spanish arrived in the central Colombian highlands, the region was organized into the Muisca Confederation, which had two rulers; the Zipa was the ruler of the southern part and based in Muyquytá.
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (English: Xavierian Pontifical University) is a private university in Colombia founded in 1623.
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Red deer
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species.
Ruddy duck
The ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) is a duck from North America and one of the stiff-tailed ducks.
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Spanish conquest of the Muisca
The Spanish conquest of the Muisca took place from 1537 to 1540.
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Spectacled bear
The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the South American bear, Andean bear, Andean short-faced bear or mountain bear and locally as jukumari (Aymara and Quechua), ukumari (Quechua) or ukuku, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America.
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Torrent duck
The torrent duck (Merganetta armata) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae.
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White-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia, where it predominately inhabits high mountain terrains of the Andes.
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See also
Lakes of Colombia
- Calima Lake
- Laguna de la Cocha
- Lake Fúquene
- Lake Guatavita
- Lake Herrera
- Lake Iguaque
- Lake Otún
- Lake Suesca
- Lake Tota
- Siecha Lakes
- Tominé Reservoir
Muisca
- Archaeology Museum, Pasca
- Archaeology Museum, Sogamoso
- Cabildo Mayor del Pueblo Muisca
- Chibcha language
- Chicha
- Muisca
- Muisca Confederation
- Muisca agriculture
- Muisca architecture
- Muisca art
- Muisca astronomy
- Muisca calendar
- Muisca cuisine
- Muisca economy
- Muisca mummification
- Muisca mythology
- Muisca numerals
- Muisca religion
- Muisca warfare
- Ruana
- Siecha Lakes
- Tejo (sport)
- Tenza Valley
- Women in Muisca society
Sacred lakes of the Americas
- Chicabal Lake
- Crater Lake
- Crater Lake (Oregon)
- Devil's Lake (Wisconsin)
- Devils Lake (North Dakota)
- Grand Lake (Colorado)
- Green Lake (New York)
- Lácar Lake
- Lac Ste. Anne (Alberta)
- Lake Cote
- Lake Fúquene
- Lake Guatavita
- Lake Iguaque
- Lake Leopoldo
- Lake Ronkonkoma (lake)
- Lake Suesca
- Lake Tota
- Mille Lacs Lake
- Onondaga Lake
- Sacred Cenote
- Siecha Lakes
- Spotted Lake
- Sx̱ótsaqel/Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park
- Tolay Lake
- Zuñi Salt Lake
Tourist attractions in Cundinamarca Department
- Aguazuque
- Archaeology Museum, Pasca
- Cóndores de Cundinamarca
- Checua
- Chingaza National Natural Park
- El Abra
- Lake Fúquene
- Lake Guatavita
- Lake Herrera
- Lake Suesca
- Nemocón
- Pasca
- Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park
- Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
- Siecha Lakes
- Suesca
- Sumapaz Páramo
- Tequendama
- Tequendama Falls
- Tequendama Falls Museum
- Tibitó
- Zipaquirá Cathedral