Altiplano Cundiboyacense

Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Plateau
Typical landscape of the Altiplano, near Arcabuco, Boyacá
Coordinates: 5°25′08″N 73°25′17″W / 5.41889°N 73.42139°W / 5.41889; -73.42139
Location	Bogotá, Cundinamarca & Boyacá  Colombia
Range	Andes
Part of	Eastern Ranges
Offshore water bodies	Water bodies
Age	Miocene-recent
Orogeny	Andean
Geology	Geology
Area
• Total	25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Elevation	2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Highest elevation	4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Volcanic field	Paipa-Iza volcanic complex
Last eruption	Late Pliocene

The Altiplano Cundiboyacense (Spanish pronunciation: [altiˈplano kundiβoʝaˈsense]) is a high plateau located in the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes covering parts of the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. The Altiplano Cundiboyacense comprises three distinctive flat regions; the Bogotá savanna, the valleys of Ubaté and Chiquinquirá, and the valleys of Duitama and Sogamoso. The average altitude of the altiplano is about 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) above sea level but ranges from roughly 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft).