Sierra de la Macarena National Park

Sierra de la Macarena occupies the central regions of Colombia, it can be found just south of the capital city of Bogota.

The Sierra de la Macarena Conservation Zone was established in the upper reaches of the left tributary of the Orinoco River Guaviare. In 1948 it was decided to create a national park.

Sierra de la Macarena is an isolated mountain range, whose height reaches 3 km above sea level.

Here you will see three biological communities: Orinoco, Andean and Amazonian. Of the plant communities here the most common areas of tropical and subtropical forests.

They are home to many of the most diverse animal species of Colombia: spectacle bears, jaguars, howler monkeys, anteaters, giant otters, bakers, capybaras, sloths and others.

Among them, there are spectacle caimans, Orinoco crocodiles, thyropod turtles, as well as a huge number of snakes.

It is worth mentioning the abundance of birds in the park, about 300 species of birds are noted on permanent residence here, including the harpy eagle, hummingbird, parrot, hummingbird and other birds.