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Tausa

Cundinamarca, Colombia · South America

About Tausa

Tausa is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Sutatausa, 28km from Lake Guatavita.

Tausa is a town located in Cundinamarca, Colombia. With a population of 895, it is an important destination in South America.

On a road trip, Tausa 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 Tausa to your route.

About Tausa

Tausa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtawsa]) is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Ubaté Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca. Tausa is and was an important town on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense due to its salt mine. It was the third most prolific salt deposit for the original inhabitants of the area;

Read more the Muisca. Tausa's urban centre is located at an elevation of 2,950 metres (9,680 ft) (other parts of the municipality reach elevations of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft)) and a distance of 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders San Cayetano, Carmen de Carupa and Sutatausa in the north, Pacho in the west, Sutatausa, Cucunubá and Suesca in the east and in the south with Nemocón and Cogua.

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Where is Tausa located?

Tausa is located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, South America. The coordinates are 5.1990 latitude, -73.8913 longitude.

What is the population of Tausa?

Tausa has a population of approximately 895 people, making it a town in Colombia.

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Quick Information

Population
895
Continent
South America
Country
Colombia
Region
Cundinamarca
Timezone
America/Bogota
Coordinates
5.1990, -73.8913

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Colombia

Police
123
Ambulance
123
Fire
123
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Tausa

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

cathedral

Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá

A unique underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters below the surface.

22 km · about 25 min drive

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.

28 km · about 30 min drive

restaurant

Andres Carne de Res

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.

43 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Tausa

  • 68 kmMonserrate, BogotáA mountaintop church and shrine at 3,152 meters offering sweeping views over Bogotá, reachable by funicular, cable car, or a steep pilgrim trail.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Tausa.

Sutatausa

🇨🇴 Colombia

7 km awayPop. 1,332

La Mesa

🇨🇴 Colombia

8 km awayPop. 26,699

Nemocón

🇨🇴 Colombia

15 km awayPop. 5,466

Suesca

🇨🇴 Colombia

15 km awayPop. 4,877

Villa de San Diego de Ubaté

🇨🇴 Colombia

15 km awayPop. 20,485

Cucunubá

🇨🇴 Colombia

15 km awayPop. 1,699

Carmen de Carupa

🇨🇴 Colombia

17 km awayPop. 1,928

Cogua

🇨🇴 Colombia

18 km awayPop. 4,755

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