Iguaque Lake
E1009722
Iguaque Lake is a sacred high-altitude lagoon in Colombia’s Boyacá department, revered in Muisca mythology as a birthplace of humanity and popular today for hiking and ecotourism.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-altitude lagoon
ⓘ
sacred lake ⓘ |
| accessRoute | hiking trail from the Iguaque Sanctuary entrance ⓘ |
| activityRestriction |
camping restrictions in sensitive areas
ⓘ
prohibition of swimming ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Bachué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biodiversityImportance | habitat for high-Andean flora and fauna ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-mountain climate ⓘ |
| conservationGoal |
protection of páramo ecosystems
ⓘ
protection of water sources ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred site in Muisca religion ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Magdalena River basin (via regional hydrological network) ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
Andean cloud forest (surrounding areas)
ⓘ
páramo ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalThreat |
climate change impacts on páramo
ⓘ
tourism pressure ⓘ |
| featureOf | Colombian Andes natural landscape ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Colombian national natural parks regulations ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important indigenous cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople | Muisca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boyacá Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iguaque Fauna and Flora Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality | Villa de Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole | birthplace of humanity in Muisca mythology ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Tunja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Villa de Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | combination of ecological and mythological importance ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean highlands of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ nature observation ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a national natural park of Colombia ⓘ |
| protectedAreaType | fauna and flora sanctuary ⓘ |
| region | Altiplano Cundiboyacense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulations | visitor access controlled by park authorities ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | site of indigenous spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Muisca religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacredStatusReason | mythic emergence of Bachué and humanity from its waters ⓘ |
| symbolism | origin of life for the Muisca people ⓘ |
| tourismInfrastructure | marked trails and basic visitor facilities in the sanctuary ⓘ |
| tourismType | ecotourism destination ⓘ |
| waterBodyType |
lagoon
ⓘ
mountain lake ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Villa de Leyva