Colombia's biodiversity

  The Paramillo National Natural Park has an area of 504,014 hectares that preserve ecosystems of tropical rainforest, floodplains, Andean and sub-Andean forests, wetlands and paramos that are distributed in altitudinal floors ranging from 125 meters above sea level in its northern part to 3,960 meters above sea level in its southern part. It is located in the jurisdiction of the departments of Córdoba and Antioquia in the municipalities of Tierralta, Puerto Libertador, Montelíbano, San José de Uré, Ituango, Dabeiba, and Peque. In this protected area are born the Sinú, Manso, Tigre, Esmeralda and Verde rivers that make up the hydrographic subzone of the upper Sinú; the rivers San Jorge, Sucio, San Pedro and Uré that make up the hydrographic region of the upper San Jorge. Other rivers that contain part of its upper basins within the Paramillo PNN are the Ituango, Tarazá and Peque rivers tributaries of the Cauca River basin, the Urama River tributary of the Sucio River in ...

  The Amacayacu National Natural Park (PNN Amacayacu) is one of the 56 protected areas of the National Natural Park system of Colombia near the Amazon River, in the so-called "Amazonian trapeze". The name "Macuca" means "Rivers of the Hammocks" in the aboriginal Quechua language. In this park you can find more than 34,500 species of birds and mammals such as Titi cabeza y blanco, El guacamayo, The toucan and otter animals that are only found there are the striped lion and the four-finned fish. This park is a nature reserve in Colombia. Constituted by the national government in the mid-seventies in order to preserve wildlife, it was designed to have an educational purpose and dissemination of the natural wealth of the Amazon rainforest; For this, since its creation it was equipped with a visitor center. This park is a must for tourists in the Colombian Amazon and has a network of trails through which you can make eco-tourism walks. The area is considered of...

  The beautiful Island of San Andrés is part of the Archipelago of San Andrés, located in the Caribbean Sea and belonging to Colombia since 1803. This archipelago is made up of two more islands: Providencia and Santa Catalina. However, the largest island of all is San Andrés, with about 26 square kilometers of surface. Due to its great biodiversity and animal and plant wealth, the Archipelago has been declared a World Biosphere Reserve. On the other hand, in order to preserve this imposing treasure of nature, it has been categorized as a Marine Protected Area, with the aim that we can enjoy it for a long time. The island is also known as the "Island of the Sea of Seven Colors", due to the great variety of shades of blue and green that can be seen on the Caribbean beaches, and which contrast with the white and coral sand. Many of its shores are almost virgin, and in them we can find many species of corals, both hard and soft, as well as sponges, fish and starfish. Its beautifu...

  Located in the north of the department of Huila -about 50 km from the capital of the department, Neiva-, the Tatacoa desert is the second driest area in Colombia (only behind the La Guajira desert, located in the far north from the country). Although technically speaking, it is important to note that the Tatacoa is actually a tropical dry forest, not a desert. Its weather conditions and the absence of air pollution and human intervention allow one of the best star observations in the country, and one of the best in the world. The Tatacoa Desert is located between two mountain ranges (between which are the peaks of the Nevado de Huila (5750 km)) that absorb all the humidity of the region and give rise to such a dry area without vegetation. Due to its geological conditions, it has also become a place of great paleontological interest.   When the Spanish conquistador Juan Alonso followed the Magdalena River in his search for El Dorado, he arrived at the Tatacoa desert and n...

  In a part of the Montes de María, located between the departments of Bolívar and Sucre, grow approximately 180,000 sunflowers that have become a tourist attraction. This field of flowers is located in the municipality of San Jacinto (Bolívar). According to journalist Edgar Ochoa of Radio Nacional Colombia, when arriving at the municipality from Cartagena, "that large yellow spot that can be seen on the right side of the western trunk causes great curiosity." For years, this territory was forgotten, but now it reappears to conquer Colombians and foreigners with its beauty. The commitment to tourism that the municipality is making has already begun to bear fruit thanks to large fields of sunflowers that attract the attention of visitors.

  The Rosario Islands (Islas del Rosario), also referred to as Corales Islas del Rosario (Coral Islands of Rosario), is an archipelago located off the coast of Colombia, approximately 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Cartagena. It is one of the 46 Natural National Parks of Colombia. The national park was founded in 1988, to protect one of the most important coral reefs of the Colombian Caribbean coast. People can visit the national park area of the islands, and tours are available. Isla Rosario has an aquarium and open-sea oceanarium that people can visit. Activities include swimming, snorkeling and fishing, among others.   Geography and geology  The park has an area of 120,000 square kilometers (46,332 square miles), from the line of the highest tide to the bery of the 50 meters (164 feet) of depth, it extends from the underwater platform and the coral reefs west from the Island of Baru, the reefs of the archipelagos of Nuestra Señora del Rosario and San Bernardo and t...