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 | |
  Location in Bogotá | |
| Location | Suba, Engativá, Bogotá Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4°43′49.79″N 74°06′34.9″W / 4.7304972°N 74.109694°W |
| Area | 222.58 ha (550.0 acres) |
| Elevation | 2,539 m (8,330 ft) |
| Designated | September 2003 |
| Named for | Muysccubun: "land of the farmers" |
| Administrator | EAAB - ESP |
| Website | Humedal 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 edit
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 edit
Birds edit
Tibabuyes hosts 22 bird species.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Website Humedal Tibabuyes
- ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8
Bibliography edit
- Andrade L., Martha Esperanza, and Henry Benitez Castañeda. s.a. Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo, 1-38. AICAS. Accessed 2017-03-03.
Further reading edit
- Moreno, Vanesa; Juan Francisco García, and Juan Carlos Villalba. s.a. Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C., 1-28. Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-03.