Tibabuyes (Spanish: Humedal de Tibabuyes) or Juan Amarillo Wetland is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the localities Suba and Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, in the Juan Amarillo River basin on the Bogotá savanna is the largest of the wetlands of Bogotá and covers an area of 222 hectares (550 acres).[1]

Tibabuyes Wetland
Humedal Tibabuyes
Juan Amarillo Wetland
Tibabuyes Wetland
Map showing the location of Tibabuyes Wetland Humedal Tibabuyes
Map showing the location of Tibabuyes Wetland Humedal Tibabuyes
Location in Bogotá
LocationSuba, Engativá, Bogotá
 Colombia
Coordinates4°43′49.79″N 74°06′34.9″W / 4.7304972°N 74.109694°W / 4.7304972; -74.109694
Area222.58 ha (550.0 acres)
Elevation2,539 m (8,330 ft)
DesignatedSeptember 2003
Named forMuysccubun: "land of the farmers"
AdministratorEAAB - ESP
WebsiteHumedal de Tibabuyes

With the planned construction of Avenida Longitudinal de Occidente/Cundinamarca Highway, there will have to be built an overpass, which will affect the wetlands. The indigenous community and the inhabitants of the neighbourhoods surrounding the place are opposed to it.

Etymology

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The name Tibabuyes comes from Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, and means "land of the farmers".[1]

Flora and fauna

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Birds

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Tibabuyes hosts 22 bird species.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b (in Spanish) Website Humedal Tibabuyes
  2. ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8

Bibliography

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  • Andrade L., Martha Esperanza; Benitez Castañeda, Henry, Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo (PDF), AICAS, pp. 1–38, retrieved 2017-03-03

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