Tequendama Falls, Waterfall in Soacha, Colombia.
The Tequendama Falls cascade down 132 meters through a narrow rocky gorge, creating a powerful water display on the Bogotá River.
The falls gained international recognition when American landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church captured their grandeur in his 1854 artistic creation.
The Muisca people named the falls Tequendama, meaning 'he who precipitated downward' in their language, connecting it to their ancestral traditions.
The waterfall lies 32 kilometers southwest of Bogotá, with regular bus services departing from San Mateo station to the observation points.
The site includes a French-supported restoration project of a 1928 hotel, which overlooks the falls from its prominent cliff position.
Location: Cundinamarca Department
Elevation above the sea: 2,467 m
Height: 132 m
Width: 23 m
Part of: Bogotá River
GPS coordinates: 4.57528,-74.29380
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:21
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