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Suárez Fault
The Suárez Fault () is a sinistral oblique thrust fault in the department of Santander in northeastern Colombia. The fault has a total length of and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike of 021.1 ± 8 in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes from Barbosa in the south to Bucaramanga in the north, where it connects with the regional Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault. Etymology The fault is named after the Suárez River.Paris et al., 2000, p.34 Description The Suárez Fault runs from Barbosa in the south,Mapa Geológico Santander, 1999 where it displaces the Simití Formation,Plancha 170, 2009 and joins the Bucaramanga Fault a few kilometers to the north of the city of Bucaramanga. The Suárez Fault cuts Jurassic (Girón Formation),Plancha 135, 2009 and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks (Simití, Rosablanca and Paja Formations),Plancha 151, 2009 and Quaternary alluvial deposits and mud flows that form the "Bucaramanga Terrace".Plancha 120, 2010 The tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suárez River
The Suárez River, originally Saravita, is a river in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The river originates in Lake Fúquene on the border of Cundinamarca and Boyacá and its mouth is the confluence with the Chicamocha River, forming the Sogamoso River in Santander. It is part of the Magdalena Basin flowing towards the Caribbean Sea. The long river is one of the longest on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and forms the natural borders of Cundinamarca and Boyacá and Boyacá and Santander in its upstream and downstream part respectively. The river formed the trajectory for the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, when the conquistadors went uphill into the Andes from the tropical lowlands of Barrancabermeja in the north. The difference in altitude along the river course, from at the source to at its mouth, in its large basin causes climatic variations, especially with respect to precipitation. The frequent floodings of the river have given the Suárez River its name; c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |