Salto del Tequendama was the obligatory tourist destination for Bogotanos mainly because there was a luxury hotel inaugurated in 1928 but closed in 1940 due to water contamination, leaving it empty and as an object of investigation For lovers of the paranormal and journalistic chronicles. This entire area is currently undergoing a renovation process, including the reforestation of a nearby native forest and the restoration of the house where the El Refugio hotel operated.
When you go, you come across a French-style house that houses a museum with exhibits on biodiversity and activities to make tourists aware of the importance of preserving this Colombian ecosystem. Finally, take the opportunity to delight yourself by drinking a cup of canelazo with chorizo and roasted ears of corn offered at food stalls or kiosks.
How to get to Tequendama Falls?
To get to Tequendama Falls from Bogotá you must first get to Soacha. One option is to do it by Transmilenio arriving at the San Mateo station after the South Portal. Then on the South Highway, you take a collective bus that says CHARQUITO – SALTO DE TEQUENDAMA. You can also take a minibus from the terminal, the ones in the yellow module to the town of Mesitas and tell the driver that you are going to El Salto, you will recognize it because there is a very old White structure.
The bus option is cheaper than the minibus and its hours are from 8 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon on weekends.
How to get to Tequendama Falls by car from Bogotá?
The Tequendama Falls is 30 kilometers south of Bogotá. To get to the waterfall in the province of San Antonio del Tequendama by car, you must take the southern highway, cross Soacha and turn towards the village of El Charquito and 7 kilometers away is the Casa Blanca Museum. The travel time by car is approximately 50 minutes and you will have to pay the toll for the new jump, which has a fee of 11,100 Colombian pesos (3 dollars).
Tequendama Falls Viewpoint
The building of the elegant hotel has a beautiful viewpoint with a view of the waterfall. It is said that the imposing waterfall has been the scene of multiple suicides in the last century and that is why it is said that the place harbors paranormal myths. From this viewpoint, you can take a panoramic photo of this natural wonder.
The Tequendama Falls House Museum
The Salto de Tequendama House Museum is a foundation with an educational platform, where the architectural richness of the restored house is combined with environmental and biodiversity information in the area. In the house next to the Tequendama Falls you will be able to learn more about the Sabana de Bogotá, its history, development, and growth.
El Salto as an ecosystem
The ecosystem that surrounds the Tequendama Falls is a forested area with permanent fog and habitat for a great variety of plants and flowers characteristic of the Bogotá savannah. More than 120 species of fauna have been found and one of them is the emblematic spectacled bear.
Despite the high level of contamination of the Bogota River, it supplies the populations of 13 localities for activities of consumption, agriculture, and industry, some of them are:
- San Antonio del Tequendama
- Tena
- La Mesa
- Anapoima
- Apulo
- Girardot
- Zipacón
- Tocaima
- Agua de Dios
- Anolaima
- Cachipay
- Viotá
- Ricaurte
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