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The Montes de María is an isolated group of small
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
s near the northern coast of
Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
in the Caribbean Region. The Montes de María (also known as Serranía de San Jacinto) are the last part of the Serranía de San Jerónimo which extends from the West Andes. A part of the mountains are protected as the Los Colorados fauna and flora sanctuary. Montes de María is a zone located in the center of the Colombian Departments of Bolívar and
Sucre Sucre (; ) is the ''de jure'' capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department and the sixth most populous city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of . This relatively high ...
. The following towns are part of the Montes de María:
El Carmen de Bolívar El Carmen de Bolívar is a municipality in the department of Bolívar, Colombia, 114 km southeast of Cartagena de Indias. It is located in the orographic system of the Montes de María, being the largest population, as well as the one that ...
,
María La Baja María La Baja is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. History María La Baja was founded by Alonso de Heredia (brother of Pedro de Heredia) on December 8, 1535. Geography and climate The municipality of ...
, San Juan Nepomuceno, San Jacinto,
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, Zambrano and El Guamo in Bolívar;
Ovejas Ovejas is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia where the traditional Cumbia (also called Gaita) festival "Francisco Llirene" takes place in October. Songwriter Graciela Arango de Tobón was born in Ovejas. ...
, Chalán, Colosó,
Morroa Morroa is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. References Gobernacion de Sucre - MorroaMorroa official website Sucre Sucre (; ) is the ''de jure'' capital city of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuq ...
, Toluviejo, Los Palmitos and San Onofre in Sucre. It has a total area of , of which are in Bolívar and in Sucre. This area has a population of about 330,889. Montes de María comprises two zones: The first zone called Baja Montaña is relatively flat with no mountains: the area located between the Troncal de Occidente and the
Magdalena River The Magdalena River (, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, ...
is dedicated to cattle-raising and forestry, while the area located between the Transversal del Caribe and the Canal del Dique is mainly agricultural. A second, called Alta Montaña, zone located between the Transversal del Caribe and Troncal de Occidente also has agriculture as the main activity.


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Maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
Geography of Bolívar Department Geography of Sucre Department