Cerro Tusa is a pyramid-shaped mountain in Venecia, Colombia. It is located in the southwest region of the

Antioquia Department Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part o ...

, 240 km northwest of the capital

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

. The summit of Cerro Tusa is 1,897 meters above sea level, or 457 meters above the surrounding terrain. The width at the base is 1.8 km. There is a sanctuary at the base of the mountain. In the

Pre-Columbian era In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, or as the pre-Cabraline era specifically in Brazil, spans from the initial peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to the onset of European col ...

, the area was inhabited by the Zenufaná people.

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