Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park

Piedras del Tunjo
Centre of the Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park
Location within Colombia
LocationFacatativá, Cundinamarca
RegionAltiplano Cundiboyacense
 Colombia
Coordinates4°48′59.59″N 74°20′45.59″W / 4.8165528°N 74.3459972°W / 4.8165528; -74.3459972
Altitude2,611 m (8,566 ft)
TypeRock art
Part ofPre-Muisca sites
History
AbandonedSpanish conquest
PeriodsHerrera Period-Late Muisca
CulturesMuisca
Satellite ofBacatá
Site notes
ArchaeologistsDiego Martínez Celis
Álvaro Botiva Contreras
Guillermo Muñoz Castiblanco
ConditionThreatened
Public accessYes

Piedras del Tunjo (Spanish for "Tunjo Rocks") is an important archaeological park established on a natural rock shelter 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Bogotá in the municipality of Facatativá.