| La Calera | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Colombia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colombia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Colombia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guavio Province |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Carlos Cenen Rioja (2020-2023) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 16 December 1772 |
| Founder: | Pedro de Tovar y Buendía |
| Area Total Km2: | 326.5 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.51 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 29868 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 13470 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 4.7531°N -73.92°W |
| Timezone: | Colombia Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 2718 |
| Website: | Official website |
La Calera is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca.La Calera is a common weekend destination, mainly for the many restaurants, as it is approximately 18km (11miles) over land from Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. La Calera is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, east of the capital and overlooking part of it. La Calera borders Guasca, Sopó and Chía in the north, Guasca and Junín in the east, Bogotá in the west and Choachí and Fómeque in the south.[2]
The name of the town is derived from the limestone mine, called calera.[2]
The area of La Calera was before the Spanish conquest inhabited by the Muisca. La Calera, just behind the mountains bordering Bacatá was ruled by the zipa based in the southern capital.
Modern La Calera was founded on December 16, 1772 by Pedro de Tovar y Buendía.[2]
Main economical activity in La Calera is cement mining. The geological formation outcropping in the municipality is the Guaduas Formation.[2]