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Usme Fault
The Usme Fault () is a dextral strike-slip fault, oblique normal fault in the departments of Colombia, department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca in central Colombia. The fault has a total length of and runs along an average north-northeast to south-southwest strike (geology), strike of 022.7 ± 6 in the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. Etymology The fault is named after Usme, southern locality of the Colombian capital Bogotá.Paris et al., 2000a, p.48 Description The Usme Fault is located in the Cordillera Oriental (Colombia), Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, south of Bogotá and extends along the western margin of the Tunjuelo River valley. The fault underlies the Sumapaz Páramo.Paris et al., 2000b The fault displaces Cretaceous and Tertiary period, Tertiary rocks as well as Quaternary alluvial and glacial (moraine) deposits. The fault valley shows features suggesting a half-graben with a steep slope wall on the west an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usme
Usme is the 5th locality of the Bogotá, Capital District, Capital District of Bogotá, capital city of Colombia. Usme is located in the south of Bogotá, bordering to the north the localities of San Cristóbal, Bogotá, San Cristóbal, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Bogotá, Rafael Uribe Uribe and Tunjuelito, to the west the locality of Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, Ciudad Bolívar, to the south the locality of Sumapaz, and to the east, behind the Eastern Hills, Bogotá, Eastern Hills, the municipalities of Colombia, municipalities of Ubaque, Chipaque and Une in the Departments of Colombia, Department of Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca. History Usme was inhabited first by indigenous groups during the Herrera Period and later by the Muisca. The modern locality of Usme was founded in 1650 as "''San Pedro de Usme''" which became a center for the rural areas nearby dedicated to agricultural activities. These supplied food to Bogotá. It was named after San Pedro (Saint Peter) and Usme from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |