Lake Fúquene

In the Ubaté-Chiquinquirá Valley, which is a portion of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, to the north of Cundinamarca, Colombia, and close to the Boyacá border, is Lake Fúquene, a heart-shaped body of water. This lake is one of the best lakes to visit in Colombia. The Muisca people, who lived in the region before being conquered by the Spanish in the 1530s, revered the Andean lake, which is located at an average elevation of 2,540 meters.

The lake levels have plummeted significantly in recent years as a result of the drainage of the waters for agriculture and dairy farming, and numerous species of flora and wildlife have vanished.

It served as a link between the zaque and zipa territories in the north and south of the Muisca Confederation, and trade between the two regions would flow through the lake. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, Lake Fúquene was at least four times larger in the first half of the 20th century. The lake level was significantly greater in the past, but it was also susceptible to significant changes, although information varies between authors. There are numerous references to a 10-meter difference. Despite the regrettable size reduction, the existing lake is still a wonderful site to visit, and the local government is implementing a management plan to increase the lake's size and stable the water table.

Location: Cundinamarca, Colombia