Natural geomorphology of the Chía municipal territory, Cundinamarca/Colombia

The article focuses on the description and explanation of the natural geomorphological aspects for the Chia municipality, located in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera. The characterization at 1:25.000 scale is based on the conceptual approach "morphogenic systems" and the documentary review; the zoning is elaborated from the interpretation of inputs, the analysis of variables, the application of geotechnologies and the field work. The conditioning factors have determined the conformation of five morphogenic environments: inherited periglacial, structural, colluvio-alluvial, fluvio-lacustrine and fluvial, each one with specific landforms; in the morphodynamics the active fluvial processes stand out, with periodic overflows for the Bogotá and Frío alluvial valleys. At the end, a preliminary overview of human intervention on the natural reliefs and moldings is shown, and the relevance of the results for future anthropogeomorphological studies is indicated.

Vol. 2, nº 2, 2020, 21-42. ISSN: 2184-626X

https://doi.org/10.21814/physisterrae.2968

Miguel A. Castiblanco S., Geógrafo, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Maestrante en Geografía del Programa EPG convenio UPTC-IGAC, Colombia, macastiblancos@unal.edu.co

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7960-2028

Physis Terrae, Revista Ibero-Afro-Americana de Geografia Física e Ambiente

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