Chicamocha Canyon photograph

Chicamocha Canyon

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Depth2,000 m (6,600 ft)
RiversChicamocha River
Floor elevation900190030006200
AgeOligocene-recent
Traversed byTroncal Central
Regions Andean
South American Plate
Chibcha Terrane
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2219083
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About Chicamocha Canyon


The Chicamocha Canyon is a steep sided canyon carved by the Chicamocha River in Colombia. With a maximum depth of 2,000 metres, an area of 108,000 hectares and a length of 227 kilometres, the canyon is the second-largest worldwide.

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