Manta in the muisca language means “to our tillage” or “your farmfields”. The territory that makes up the town of Manta is located in the eastern side of the eastern range of the Colombian Andes also known as Tenza Valley, part of the Cundiboyacense high plateau. It is a steep mountainous terrain irregularities with a single plateau where is located the urban area. These irregularities cause abrupt elevation varies from 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) to 3,400 metres (11,200 ft) of altitude. The maximum altitude is 3400 m that corresponds to the hill of La Laguna also named hill of La Petaca. The micro-climate of Manta has the distinction of being influenced more by the winds from the Eastern Plains of Colombia.