Gama is a municipality and town of Colombia in the Guavio Province, part of the department of Cundinamarca.

The urban centre of Gama is situated at an altitude of 2,180 metres (7,150 ft) in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes.

[1] Gama is derived either from Muysccubun meaning "our back", or from the language of the local Chío tribe; "behind the licked hill", referring to the lake of Guatavita behind the mountains to the northwest.

[1] Before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca, Gama was inhabited by a tribe called the Chío.

[1] Main economical activity in Gama is agriculture, with predominantly potatoes, beans, peas and maize cultivated.