Siecha Lakes

Siecha Lakes
Siecha Lakes, from left (east) to right (west)
Siecha, Guasca, De los Patos
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)
Max. depth25 m (82 ft)
Surface elevation3,590 m (11,780 ft)

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.