Tibabuyes
| Tibabuyes Wetland Humedal Tibabuyes |
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| Juan Amarillo Wetland | |
Tibabuyes Wetland
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 Location in Bogotá
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| Location |
Suba, Engativá, Bogotá Colombia
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| Coordinates | 4°43′49.79″N 74°06′34.9″W / 4.7304972°N 74.109694°WCoordinates: 4°43′49.79″N 74°06′34.9″W / 4.7304972°N 74.109694°W |
| Area | 222.58 ha (550.0 acres) |
| Elevation | 2,539 m (8,330 ft) |
| Designated | September 2003 |
| Named for | Muysccubun: "land of the farmers" |
| Administrator | EAAB - ESP |
| Website | Humedal de Tibabuyes |
Tibabuyes (Spanish: Humedal de Tibabuyes) or Juan Amarillo Wetland is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the localities Suba and Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, in the Juan Amarillo River basin on the Bogotá savanna is the largest of the wetlands of Bogotá and covers an area of 222 hectares (550 acres).
The name Tibabuyes comes from Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca, who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, and means "land of the farmers".
Tibabuyes hosts 22 bird species.
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