Between 3,500 and 4,000 meters above sea level, with its 178 thousand hectares, sumapaz is a biodiversity hotspot like no other. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. The largest of its kind in the world, sumapaz is also the most important water source in the region. Paramo sumapaz localidad 20 bogota colombia home facebook. Sumapaz is the 20th locality of bogota, capital of colombia. Effect of land use on water holding capacity in the sumapaz paramo colombia.
It was declared a national park of colombia in 1977 because of its importance as a biodiversity hotspot and main source of water for the most densely populated area of. Were so sorry to know you didnt finish the tour with us. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Oct 07, 2009 sumapaz national park is home to one of the worlds few paramo climates, that only exist in colombia, ecuador and to a lesser extent peru, venezuela and costa rica. Moovit provides free maps and live directions to help you navigate through your city. Paramo can refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems. This place is situated in cabrera, cundinamarca, colombia, its geographical coordinates are 3 52 0 north, 74 25 0 west and its original name with diacritics is sumapaz. Little red brocket deer, tapir, coati, golden eagle, torrent duck, paramo duck anas georgica. Sumapaz hotels map is available on the target page linked above. The paramo of sumapaz is the biggest, and according to our guide juancarlos, also the most beautiful one. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commission free in our professional marketplace. Parque nacional natural sumapaz bogota 2020 all you. The free ice spaces were progressively covered by paramo vegetation and in. The location is associated with the creation of mankind, somewhere humans were not suppose to enter.
This articulo is brought to you for free and open access by the revistas unisalle at ciencia unisalle. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In these last are the bands of vegetation of high andean forest, andean and subandino. In the national natural park sumapaz are represented two of the main ecosystems of the tropical mountains. Pdf humid cloud superparamo probably acts as a plant diversity. Its best to take an organized trip, with a guide, because the paramo has harsh climatic conditions that change very quickly. But even with the inhospitable conditions, people came.
Pdf paramo grasslands are important ecosystems due to natural function as water regulator. Paramo eeryalien landscape three hours drive from bogota went to sumapaz form pasca on a motorbike quite an adventure. I have done lots of free walking tours in south america and other parts of the world. The andean moorlands and their water wells are a unique environment. Exploring colombias highaltitude paramo wonder world of sumapaz. Clay mineralogy of the soils in the south ecuadorian paramo region. The implications of fire management in the andean paramo. May 05, 2015 we spent a week in bogota last september and a high school friend living in the city recommended andes ecotours. My boyfriend and i are both fit and love the outdoors, but have had our fair share of meh tour experiences, so we tentatively booked the choachi colonial mountain trek for the day before we left. Cleef and others published humid cloud superparamo probably acts as a plant diversity centre and. See sumapaz photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of sumapaz in colombia. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Couple build amazing shipping container home for debt free living.
A phytosociological survey based on methods of the zurichmontpellier school was carried out in the paramo vegetation of the cordillera oriental, colombia. Went to sumapaz form pasca on a motorbike quite an adventure. Sumapaz paramo is a large paramo ecosystem located in the altiplano cundiboyacense. We went up to 3,800 meters which is probably the lowest elevation to see the paramo.
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