Aguazuque

Aguazuque is an archaeological site in Soacha located on the Bogota savanna at 2,600 meters in elevation. The ground contains stone and bone tools such as scrapers, knives, and mortars that early inhabitants left behind.

People lived here between 3000 and 700 BCE, beginning as hunter-gatherers in the earliest period. Over time they began farming and making pottery, showing how their way of life slowly changed.

The cemetery with fifty-nine burial sites reveals different approaches to honoring the deceased, reflecting social connections and beliefs. The objects placed with the dead show how people marked important relationships and spiritual practices.

The site can be visited to see tools and graves spread across open ground. Sturdy shoes and protection from the weather are advisable since the plateau can be windy and cool.

The excavations show that squash and other crops were grown even as people still hunted for food. This is rare evidence of how farming began replacing hunting in this region.