Eldorado Bird Reserve
Santa Marta (Distrito Turí stico Cultural E Histó rico), Magdalena, Colombia
Description:
The bird reserve, named after the legendary “golden” city of El Dorado, is a prominent place for bird watching.
The bird reserve hosts a huge number of unique species of birds that are difficult to find in other countries.
The reserve is just two hours away from the popular tourist town of Santa Marta.
The area of the reserve is 1,600 acres. It is covered by a subtropical forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains 1,900 meters above sea level. At the highest point of the reserve, a wooden house is built, offering stunning views of the ice peaks of the Sierra Nevada and the Caribbean beaches. Nearby is a large population of nesting parrots.
In addition to birds, many endangered species of amphibians live in the reserve.