The Cuja River is a river of
Cundinamarca,
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
. It is a tributary of the
Sumapaz River
The Sumapaz River () is a major tributary of the Magdalena River in Colombia. The long river originates in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes at the largest páramo in the world; Sumapaz, of which it takes its name. It forms the natural bou ...
, that flows into the
Magdalena River
The Magdalena River (, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, ...
, flowing towards the
Caribbean Sea
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.
[Hidrología Fusagasugá]
Description
The Cuja River originates on the
Sumapaz Páramo
Sumapaz Páramo (Spanish: ''Páramo de Sumapaz'' - meaning "Utterly peaceful moorland" ) is a large páramo ecosystem located in the Altiplano Cundiboyacense mountain range, considered the largest páramo ecosystem in the world. It was decla ...
and flows westward through the municipalities
Arbeláez
Arbeláez () is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. It borders Fusagasugá, Pasca and other municipalities of the Sumapaz Province.
Arbeláez is recognized as a quiet and friendly city of Colombia. It is known for ...
and
Fusagasugá
Fusagasugá (; ) or Fusa is a city and municipality in the department of Cundinamarca, in central Colombia. It is located in the warm valley between the rivers Cuja and Panches, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. The mun ...
, where it meets the
Guavio River, Fusagasugá. Upstream of the Guavio River is the
Batán River.
See also
*
List of rivers of Colombia
Atlantic Ocean
Amazon River Basin
* Amazon River
** Guainía River or Negro River
*** Vaupés River or Uaupés River
**** Papuri River
**** Querary River
*** Isana River or Içana River
**** Cuiari River
*** Aquio River
** Caquetá Ri ...
References
Further reading
* {{citation , last=McNally , first=Rand , year=1993 , title=The New International Atlas , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OdyvPAAACAAJ , publisher=
Rand McNally
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, pages=1–560 , isbn=978-0-528-83694-7 , accessdate=2017-03-11
Rivers of Colombia
Geography of Cundinamarca Department