The Cuja River is a river of Cundinamarca, Colombia. It is a tributary of the Sumapaz River, that flows into the Magdalena River, flowing towards the Caribbean Sea.[1]

Cuja River
Location of the Cuja River in Colombia
Location
Country	Colombia
Department	Cundinamarca
Municipalities	Arbeláez Fusagasugá
Physical characteristics
Source	Sumapaz Páramo
• location	Arbeláez
• coordinates	4°11′33.5″N 74°16′32.7″W
Mouth	Sumapaz River
• location	Fusagasugá
• coordinates	4°15′05.6″N 74°32′29.1″W
Basin size	85.58 km2 (33.04 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
River system	Sumapaz River  Magdalena Basin   Caribbean Sea

Description

source

mouth

Source and mouth of the Cuja River south of the Bogotá savanna

The Cuja River originates on the Sumapaz Páramo and flows westward through the municipalities Arbeláez and Fusagasugá, where it meets the Guavio River, Fusagasugá. Upstream of the Guavio River is the Batán River.

See also

• List of rivers of Colombia

References

Further reading

• McNally, Rand. 1993. The New International Atlas, 1-560. Rand McNally. Accessed 2017-03-11.