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 ====== The Altiplano Cundiboyacense Mountain Range ======
+The Altiplano Cundiboyacense is located in the central area of the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes and extends across the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. It includes a series of interconnected high-mountain basins and plateaus—such as the Bogotá savanna and the Ubaté and Chiquinquirá valleys—with most elevations ranging between 2,500 and 3,000 meters.
+The flat and moderately elevated high plateau provides ideal space for urban development.
+In the Andes, most areas are steep and unsuitable for large settlements, but the Altiplano Cundiboyacense consists of a series of relatively level high-mountain basins, such as the Sabana de Bogotá. This makes it one of the easiest areas for cities to expand and settle, which is why Colombia’s largest city—Bogotá—is located here.
+Its cool climate and fertile land encourage population concentration.
+With an elevation of about 2,500–3,000 meters, the plateau has a mild climate, fewer tropical diseases, and favorable agricultural conditions. As a result, it has been densely populated since pre-Hispanic times, leading many cities (such as Tunja, Zipaquirá, and Sogamoso) to develop along the plateau.
+Its role as the core area of the ancient Muisca civilization stimulated early urban formation.
+The Muisca people relied on the plateau’s salt mines, farmland, and trade routes to establish settlement centers. These locations later evolved into colonial and modern cities, causing today’s urban distribution to overlap significantly with ancient cultural centers.
+Natural corridors facilitate transportation, promoting a chain-like distribution of cities along valleys and basins.
+The internal basins of the plateau are connected by relatively gentle valleys that historically served as important transportation and trade routes. As a result, cities formed in linear or sequential patterns, such as the Bogotá—Facatativá—Tunja—Duitama—Sogamoso urban corridor.
+The páramo ecosystems surrounding the plateau provide abundant water resources that support large urban development.
+The páramo regions supply reliable water sources (for example, Bogotá’s water comes from the Chingaza and Sumapaz areas), enabling major cities to expand sustainably.