natural wonder
Lake Guatavita
A near-perfect circular crater lake in the Andes above Bogota, the Muisca ritual site that gave rise to the El Dorado legend where chiefs were gilded and offerings thrown into the water.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Cundinamarca, Colombia · South America
Machetá is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Manta, 22km from Lake Guatavita.
Machetá is a town located in Cundinamarca, Colombia. With a population of 1,742, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Machetá sits in Colombia, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Bogota time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Machetá to your route.
Machetá is a municipality and town of Colombia in Almeidas Province of the department of Cundinamarca. Machetá is situated on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense at 82.6 kilometres (51.3 mi) from the capital Bogotá and 74.3 kilometres (46.2 mi) from Tunja. It borders Tibiritá and Manta in the east, Chocontá and Sesquilé inRead more
the west and Guatavita and Gachetá in the south.
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Machetá is located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 5.0815 latitude, -73.6076 longitude.
Machetá has a population of approximately 1,742 people, making it a town in Colombia.
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natural wonder
A near-perfect circular crater lake in the Andes above Bogota, the Muisca ritual site that gave rise to the El Dorado legend where chiefs were gilded and offerings thrown into the water.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.
43 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
A vast, chaotic parrilla-nightclub in Chia north of Bogota, packed floor to ceiling with scrap-metal art and trinkets, where the menu runs to dozens of pages and dinner turns into dancing.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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