Siecha Lakes

Siecha Lakes
Siecha Lakes, from left (east) to right (west)
Siecha, Guasca, De los Patos
Siecha Lakes is located in Colombia
Siecha Lakes
Siecha Lakes
LocationGuasca, Cundinamarca
Coordinates4°45′52″N 73°51′04″W / 4.76444°N 73.85111°W / 4.76444; -73.85111
TypeGlacial
Part ofChingaza Natural National Park
Basin countriesColombia
Surface area141,401 m2 (1,522,030 sq ft)[1]
Max. depth25 m (82 ft)
Surface elevation3,590 m (11,780 ft)[2]
Painting of Lake Siecha, 1855
Famous Muisca raft
a similar raft was found in Lake Siecha but lost due to fire of the ship in the harbour of Bremen

The Siecha Lakes are three glacial lakes located in the Chingaza Natural National Park in Cundinamarca, Colombia. The Andean lakes are considered sacred in the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the area before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca in the 1530s.[3]