The Tunjuelo or Tunjuelito River is a river on the Bogotá savanna and a left tributary of the Bogotá River. The river, with a length of 73 kilometres (45 mi) originates in the Sumapaz Páramo and flows northward through the Usme Synclinal to enter the Colombian capital Bogotá. There, the river is mostly canalised flowing westward into the Bogotá River. It is one of the three main rivers of the city, together with the Fucha and Juan Amarillo Rivers.
The names Tunjuelo and Tunjuelito ("little Tunjuelo") are derived from the Cerro de los Tunjos, also Los Tunjos Lake, named after the tunjos, the religious votive figurines of the indigenous language of the Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest.[1]
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Source and mouth of the Tunjuelo River on the Bogotá savanna
The Tunjuelo River has a total length of 73 kilometres (45 mi) and originates in the Sumapaz Páramo, in the southern part of Bogotá.[2] It flows through the southern part of the Colombian capital, south of the Fucha River, and has the largest drainage basin of the rivers of Bogotá.[3] The river flows through the Usme Synclinal, where the type localities of various geological formations (among others the Marichuela Formation) are situated. The Tunjuelo River forms the border between the localities Usme and Ciudad Bolivar and between the namesake locality Tunjuelito and Ciudad Bolívar. The Tunjuelo River is highly contaminated.[4]
Montoya Arenas, Diana María, and Germán Alfonso Reyes Torres. 2005. Geología de la Sabana de Bogotá, 1–104. INGEOMINAS.
Osorio Osorio, Julián Antonio. 2007. El río Tunjuelo en la historia de Bogotá, 1900-1990, 1-116. Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá. Accessed 2017-02-28.
Further readingedit
Bayona, Germán; Omar Montenegro; Agustín Cardona; Carlos Jaramillo; Felipe Lamus; Sara Morón; Luiz Quiroz; María C. Ruíz, and Victor Valencia and Mauricio Parra. 2010. Estratigrafía, procedencia, subsidencia y exhumación de las unidades paleógenas en el Sinclinal de Usme, sur de la zona axial de la Cordillera Oriental - Stratigraphy, provenance, subsidence and exhumation of the Paleogene succession in the Usme Syncline, southern axial zone of the Eastern Cordillera. Geología Colombiana 35. 5-35. Accessed 2017-03-16.
Guerrero Uscátegui, Alberto Lobo. 1992. Geología e Hidrogeología de Santafé de Bogotá y su Sabana, 1–20. Sociedad Colombiana de Ingenieros.
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The Tunjuelo or Tunjuelito River is a river on the Bogota savanna and a left tributary of the Bogota River The river with a length of 73 kilometres 45 mi originates in the Sumapaz Paramo and flows northward through the Usme Synclinal to enter the Colombian capital Bogota There the river is mostly canalised flowing westward into the Bogota River It is one of the three main rivers of the city together with the Fucha and Juan Amarillo Rivers Tunjuelo RiverTunjuelito RiverLocation of the Tunjuelo River in ColombiaEtymologyMuysccubun cerro de los tunjos Native nameRio Tunjuelo Spanish Rio Tunjuelito Spanish LocationCountryColombiaDepartmentCundinamarcaMunicipalitiesBogotaLocalitiesSumapazUsmeCiudad BolivarTunjuelitoFontibonPhysical characteristicsSourceSumapaz Paramo coordinates4 18 25 N 74 07 50 W 4 3070 N 74 1306 W 4 3070 74 1306MouthBogota River coordinates4 37 45 N 74 13 21 W 4 6291 N 74 2225 W 4 6291 74 2225Length73 km 45 mi Basin featuresRiver systemBogota River Magdalena Basin Caribbean Sea Contents 1 Etymology 2 Description 2 1 Geology 2 2 Wetlands 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Bibliography 6 Further reading 7 External linksEtymology editThe names Tunjuelo and Tunjuelito little Tunjuelo are derived from the Cerro de los Tunjos also Los Tunjos Lake named after the tunjos the religious votive figurines of the indigenous language of the Muisca who inhabited the Bogota savanna before the Spanish conquest 1 Description edit nbsp nbsp source nbsp mouthclass notpageimage Source and mouth of the Tunjuelo River on the Bogota savanna The Tunjuelo River has a total length of 73 kilometres 45 mi and originates in the Sumapaz Paramo in the southern part of Bogota 2 It flows through the southern part of the Colombian capital south of the Fucha River and has the largest drainage basin of the rivers of Bogota 3 The river flows through the Usme Synclinal where the type localities of various geological formations among others the Marichuela Formation are situated The Tunjuelo River forms the border between the localities Usme and Ciudad Bolivar and between the namesake locality Tunjuelito and Ciudad Bolivar The Tunjuelo River is highly contaminated 4 Geology edit Main article Eastern Hills Bogota Geology The Tunjuelo River valley hosts the type localities of various geologic formations of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense Age Formation Lithologies NotesPleistocene Tunjuelo Formation Conglomerates sandstones shales 5 Early Pliocene Marichuela Formation Conglomerates 6 Late MioceneEarly Oligocene Usme Formation Shales sandstones conglomerates 6 Late EoceneRegadera Formation Sandstones conglomerates shales 7 Early EoceneBogota Formation Mudstones shales siltstones sandstones 8 Late PaleoceneWetlands edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp mouthclass notpageimage Wetlands in the Tunjuelo River basin Main article Wetlands of Bogota Three of the fifteen protected wetlands of Bogota are located in the Tunjuelo River basin Wetland Location Altitude m Area ha NotesLa Vaca Kennedy 2548 7 96 9 La Isla Bosa 2550 7 7 10 Tibanica BosaSoacha 2542 28 8 11 Gallery edit nbsp Tunjuelo River in Ciudad Bolivar nbsp Tunjuelo River nbsp Tunjuelo River nbsp Tunjuelo River in Tunjuelito nbsp Canalised part of the riverSee also edit nbsp Colombia portal nbsp Geography portalList of rivers of Colombia Eastern Hills Bogota Bogota savanna Sumapaz Paramo Fucha River Juan Amarillo RiverReferences edit Osorio Osorio 2007 p 29 Osorio Osorio 2007 p 12 in Spanish Entre rios y quebradas Bogota tiene 198 cuerpos de agua Los conoce in Spanish Tunjuelo olores ofensivos Montoya amp Reyes 2005 p 71 a b Montoya amp Reyes 2005 p 65 Montoya amp Reyes 2005 p 60 Montoya amp Reyes 2005 p 57 Humedal La Vaca Humedal La Isla Humedal Tibanica Bibliography edit Montoya Arenas Diana Maria and German Alfonso Reyes Torres 2005 Geologia de la Sabana de Bogota 1 104 INGEOMINAS Osorio Osorio Julian Antonio 2007 El rio Tunjuelo en la historia de Bogota 1900 1990 1 116 Alcaldia Mayor de Bogota Accessed 2017 02 28 Further reading editBayona German Omar Montenegro Agustin Cardona Carlos Jaramillo Felipe Lamus Sara Moron Luiz Quiroz Maria C Ruiz and Victor Valencia and Mauricio Parra 2010 Estratigrafia procedencia subsidencia y exhumacion de las unidades paleogenas en el Sinclinal de Usme sur de la zona axial de la Cordillera Oriental Stratigraphy provenance subsidence and exhumation of the Paleogene succession in the Usme Syncline southern axial zone of the Eastern Cordillera Geologia Colombiana 35 5 35 Accessed 2017 03 16 Guerrero Uscategui Alberto Lobo 1992 Geologia e Hidrogeologia de Santafe de Bogota y su Sabana 1 20 Sociedad Colombiana de Ingenieros External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rio Tunjuelito in Spanish Sistema Hidrico Bogota Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tunjuelo River amp oldid 1148613208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
