Ciénaga de Zapatosa (Zapatosa Marsh) is a large marsh in a depression located between the Colombian departments of Cesar and Magdalena covering an area of approximately 40,000 ha and containing one million cubic meters of water. The fresh water lake in the middle of the marsh varies with the seasons from 400 to 800 square miles (103,600 to 207,200 ha) in extent and from 20 to 25 feet (6 to 8 meters) deep.
4-475: The marshes are covered by the municipalities of Chimichagua , Curumaní , Tamalameque and El Banco , communities which based their economy in part from the artisan fishing practice. 9°12′N 73°49′W / 9.200°N 73.817°W / 9.200; -73.817 This Colombian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chimichagua Chimichagua ( Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimiˈtʃaɣwa] )
8-629: Is a city and municipality in the central region of the Department of Cesar , Colombia . Approximately one third of the municipality of Chimichagua is water. The municipality seat lies by the Cienaga de Zapatosa marshes. Chimichagua was the name of the Chimila cacique that inhabited the area at the time of the Spanish conquest. Chimichagua or Chiminigagua is the name of the supreme being of
12-590: The Magdalena River . Chimichagua was founded by Jose Fernando de Mier y Guerra on December 8, 1748 accompanied by Sebastian de Eslava who was in representation of the Viceroy. The village was first named Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Chimichagua. The population of this village migrated to other nearby villages such as Tamalameque , Santa Cruz de Mompox , Valencia de Jesús and Valledupar due to accessibility problems. Chimichagua became
16-697: The Muisca . Muisca and Chimila pertain to the same language family; the Chibcha language . The territory of the municipality of Chimichagua was inhabited by the indigenous group known as the Chimila who at the time of the Spanish arrival were established in most of the Cesar River basin and its valley between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía del Perijá mountain ranges and bordering
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