The Guatiquía River originates on the Chingaza páramo at 3500 m, from its roots in the jurisdiction of the municipio of Quetame (department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. Until it reaches the eastern plains or Llanos Orientales Colombianos, it forms a long and deep canyon for 137 km. The river splits in two arms taking the names of Río Negrito and Río Guayuriba. Both arms end in the Meta River. Waters from the Guatiquía eventually flow to the Orinoco River and the Atlantic Ocean.