The Farallones del Citará are situated in the mountains of southwest
Antioquia,
Colombia, only miles from the border with neighboring
Chocó.
The area contains two rivers, the Citará river and the Atrato river.
The chain of mountains in the Farallones de Citará are part of a protected forest reserve that comprises more than 75,000 acres of land, including approximately 45,000 virgin forests, 30,000 of which are in a government designated buffer zone to protect from human deforestation. Nonetheless there are also human settlements as well as eco-friendly tourism services in the area.
The elevation of the mountains varies, to a maximum of 13,320 feet above sea level with higher portions of the mountains falling below the freezing point on some nights and receiving snowfall. Lower elevations having a pleasant climate. The region has many native bird species, most notably the
chestnut-bellied flowerpiercer
The chestnut-bellied flowerpiercer (''Diglossa gloriosissima'') is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-al ...
and
Andean cock-of-the-rock
The Andean cock-of-the-rock (''Rupicola peruvianus''), also known as ''tunki'' (Quechua), is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. It is widely regarded as the national bird of Peru. It ha ...
.
The Farallones del Citará are found approximately 10 miles southwest of
Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia, and approximately 48 miles southwest of
Medellin, Antioquia. Most excursions into the southwestern mountains begin there.
References
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External links
Galeón.com Hispavista
Mountains of Colombia