Chicamocha Schist
Chicamocha may refer to: * Chicamocha Canyon, second-largest canyon in the world, cut by the * Chicamocha River Chicamocha River is a river of Boyacá and Santander in central-eastern Colombia. It is part of the Magdalena river system that flows into the Caribbean Sea. Chicamocha River originates in the municipality of Tuta in the department of Boyac ..., Boyacá and Santander Departments, central Colombia * Chicamocha National Park (PANACHI), national park surrounding the canyon * Chicamocha National Park cable car, cable car in the national park * Chicamocha Fault, seismic fault crossing the canyon * Chicamocha Schist, Late Cambrian geologic formation outcropping in the canyon * , province in the upper course of the river * , hospital in Bucaramanga {{disambiguation ...
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Chicamocha Canyon
The Chicamocha Canyon ( , es, Cañón del Chicamocha) is a steep sided canyon carved by the Chicamocha River in Colombia. With a maximum depth of , an area of and a length of , the canyon is the second-largest worldwide. The canyon is situated in the departments of Boyacá and Santander, stretching from Soatá in the southeast to Girón and Betulia in the northwest. The canyon is a major tourist attraction at approximately from the capital of Santander, Bucaramanga and close to backpacker destination San Gil. National Route 45A, connecting Bogotá with Bucaramanga, between San Gil and Piedecuesta crosses the canyon and offers spectacular sights on both sides of the Chicamocha River. The heavy truck traffic through the canyon, with frequent accidents and very restricted access can lead to long traffic jams. The canyon is currently administered by Chicamocha National Park ('' es, PArque NAcional del CHIcamocha, PANACHI''). The Chicamocha Canyon started forming in the ...
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Chicamocha River
Chicamocha River is a river of Boyacá and Santander in central-eastern Colombia. It is part of the Magdalena river system that flows into the Caribbean Sea. Chicamocha River originates in the municipality of Tuta in the department of Boyacá, flows through the department of Santander and joins the Suárez and Fonce Rivers to form the Sogamoso River. PANACHI national park The Chicamocha Canyon is a national park (PANACHI; PArque NAcional de CHIcamocha) and major tourist destination in Colombia. It was preselected for the election of natural wonders of the world.«El cañón del Chicamocha fue preseleccionado en el concurso de maravillas naturales del planeta»
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Chicamocha National Park
Chicamocha National Park (''Spanish:Parque Nacional del Chicamocha''), also known as Panachi, is a Colombian national level natural park along the Chicamocha Canyon (Cañón del Chicamocha) located 50 km from the city of Bucaramanga, Santander. The site is a tourist attraction due to is spectacular landscape and the variety of outdoor activities that it offers such as paragliding, spelunking, bushwalking, camping, fishing, kayaking, rafting, mountain climbing, etc. The park is located on the highway between Bucaramanga and San Gil, 54 Kilometers from Santander's largest and capital city Bucaramanga. Aerial tramway The park features an aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ... that crosses Chicamocha Canyon, in addition, there are parking spaces, vi ...
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Chicamocha National Park Cable Car
Chicamocha National Park Cable Car is one of the longest aerial tramways in the world. It is located within the Chicamocha National Park, Santander, Colombia. It differs from other cable cars around the world due to its engineering design, beautiful view, use of double cable channel (not quite common), altitude and its outstanding layout. __TOC__ General Information Overview The Chicamocha National Park Cable Car was inaugurated in January 2009. It was constructed by the temporary union of Poma Galski, Ingsas and Termotecnic engineering firms. It is 6.3 kilometers long and it is powered by 3 stations. The ride can take from 22 minutes at maximum speed (high season) to 30 minutes at regular speed. The visitors of the Chicamocha National Park enjoy a spectacular panorama on the more than 6 kilometer ride with the cable car. In Colombia and in the whole world, the cable car has generated great expectation since it is the only one which crosses a 6.3 kilometer canyon. Functio ...
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Chicamocha Fault
Chicamocha may refer to: * Chicamocha Canyon, second-largest canyon in the world, cut by the * Chicamocha River, Boyacá and Santander Departments, central Colombia * Chicamocha National Park (PANACHI), national park surrounding the canyon * Chicamocha National Park cable car, cable car in the national park * Chicamocha Fault, seismic fault crossing the canyon * Chicamocha Schist Chicamocha may refer to: * Chicamocha Canyon, second-largest canyon in the world, cut by the * Chicamocha River Chicamocha River is a river of Boyacá and Santander in central-eastern Colombia. It is part of the Magdalena river system that fl ...