Siecha Lakes
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Siecha Lakes are a group of high-altitude Andean glacial lagoons in Colombia, noted for their ecological importance and cultural significance to the Muisca people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siecha Lakes canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial lakes
ⓘ
group of lakes ⓘ high-altitude Andean lagoons ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Muisca Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Muisca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageTemperature | around 4–10 °C ⓘ |
| climate | cold Andean climate ⓘ |
| conservationGoal |
preservation of Muisca cultural heritage
ⓘ
protection of high-Andean water sources ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| distanceFromBogotá | approximately 50 kilometers ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | páramo ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3500–3800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial activity ⓘ |
| governedBy | Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | sacred site for the Muisca people ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalImportance |
habitat for high-Andean flora and fauna
ⓘ
source of high-Andean freshwater ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Middle Siecha Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Siecha Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ South Siecha Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Chibcha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cundinamarca region ⓘ
surface form:
Cundinamarca Department
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Chingaza National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mainThreats |
climate change
ⓘ
tourism pressure ⓘ water contamination risk ⓘ |
| mainVegetation |
Espeletia (frailejón) plants
ⓘ
páramo grasses ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Guasca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Calera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | part of a Colombian national natural park ⓘ |
| regulations | access controlled by park authorities ⓘ |
| relatedMythology | Muisca cosmology ⓘ |
| relatedTo | El Dorado legend ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
birdwatching
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Muisca offerings and rituals
ⓘ
Muisca religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.