Tenza Valley
The Tenza Valley (Spanish: Valle de Tenza) is an intermontane valley in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The valley stretches over the southeastern part of the department of Boyacá and the northeastern part of Cundinamarca. It is located east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and in the time before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, as the Altiplano was inhabited by the Muisca in the higher altitudes and the Tegua in the lower areas to the east.
| Tenza Valley | |
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Chivor Reservoir and Dam in the Tenza Valley | |
Topographical map of Boyacá Tenza Valley is located in the south the elongated Chivor Reservoir is inside the valley | |
| Floor elevation | 395–2,095 m (1,296–6,873 ft) |
| Geology | |
| Type | Valley |
| Geography | |
| Location | Eastern Ranges |
| Country | Colombia |
| State | Cundinamarca, Boyacá |
| Population centers | |
| Coordinates | 5°05′00″N 73°25′00″W |
| River | Lengupá |
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