COLOMBIAN GEOGRAPHY

LOCATION

Colombia is considered the best countries in geographical location, is the fourth largest country in South America. Bordered with manycountries: on the east by Venezuela and brazil, in the south with Peru and Ecuador and northeast with Panama.
The territory is divided into 32 departments, you can not avoid visiting some as Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca, Boyaca, Atlantic and others. In addition the country has five regions of continental and marine natural I'm sure you would like to know:

AMAZON: Amazon River
ANDINA: Cauca and Magdalena River
CARIBBEAN: Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta
COSTA PACIFICA: Serrania de Baudo
ORINOQUIA: Orinoco River
ISLAND: Archipelago of San Andres and Providencia, Malpelo Island

There is a great wealth of water resources due to five main sources: Amazon, Caribbean, Orinoco, Pacific and Catatumbo.

Colombia is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, which makes the region prone to earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions to be positioned at the convergence of the Nazca plate, the Caribbean and South America.

If you would like an amazing place you should go through the Andes is affecting the country, and therefore no seasons, this mountain range is in turn divided into central (Pacific Coast), oriental, which is the most extensive as it comes to Venezuela and the western range (cauca river valley).
The climate is very varied and is due to the equator and altitude, there is a tropical, dry, mild climate and cold climate. There are two dry seasons and two of rainfall due to the effects of trade winds and the tropics.
There volcanoes such as Galeras and Chiles, snowy as the Ruiz, Huila, St. Elizabeth.

In Colombia there are 56 national parks covering an area of over 12,000 hectares "NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM NATURAL"besides we have the 44. 25% of parks American stood among which are:

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Farallones

Tayrona

Sierra de la Macarena

Amacayacú
Los Nevados

Chingaza

Sumapaz

The Cocuy

Because of its great variety of flora and fauna Colombia is known internationally, there are about 20% of the world's flora here with about 45,000 species of plants among the most important of these is the orchid,caova (swietenia) and heliconia.

In terms of fauna occupy third place with living species in the second place with 1815 bird species in about 19% of the world's species. The Andean condor is the national bird. There are 1200 marine and freshwater 1600, 3000 families of butterflies, beetles 25000, 222 species of snakes, 456 species of mammals, with 15% of anfios, 30% of turtles and crocodiles 25% of Colombia ranks first in global amphibian diversity.

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MY RECOMENDATION

A wonderful place you can not miss is the incredible island of San Andres and Providencia, the area is northeast of the island of Providencia

Description of the Area

The mangrove forest protected within the park is the most representative and best preserved in the archipelago. The protected area includes McBean Lagoon and the Keys of Los Tres Hermanos (The Three Brothers) and Cayo Cangrejo (Crab Key). The park is the only area within the Colombian System of National Natural Parks in the insular oceanic Caribbean. It has been a part of the Special Management Area for the Archipelago since 1996, within the Sea flower Biosphere Reserve since 2000, and one of the Protected Marine Areas of the Archipelago since 2004.

In its terrestrial portion the park is made up of a small isolated hill with steep slopes called Iron Wood Hill. It rises to 150 meters above sea level. Below it, in a flat alluvial trough, grow the mangroves around McBean Lagoon. The marine area of the park is highlighted by a barrier reef, the second largest in the Caribbean-after Belice, which protects the coasts of Providence Island. This great coral reef, with its varied formations, together with a reef lake formed in front of the McBean stand of mangroves, give the sea a spectacular gamut of colors from deep blue to a translucent aquamarine green. It is thanks to this unique coloring that the sea around Providence is known as "The Sea of Seven Colors."

You can learn about the biodiversity of our country visiting some of these places that I'm sure you'll love: