ECO-TOURISM IN COLOMBIA

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Colombia is one of the best places in the world for ecotourism

Because

Is the most bio-diverse country per square meter in the world

Offers the ecotourist a mind-bloggling array of options

Most common activities in ecotourism involve hiking, trekking, visit volcanoes, river rafting, bird watching, whale watching, horse riding, camping, surfing and snorkelling.

The places in Colombia are

AMAZON JUNGLE

Indigenous reservations.

The amazon river is the largest in the world. 6800 kilometers.

Wildlife parks

Natural reserves

Remote towns

Represent 41% of the territory

EASTERN PLAINS

Are a huge area of grassland that floods for seven months of every year and dries up for the remaining five.

Composed for three Departments

Is home of the animals like jaguars, tapirs, ocelots, etc

Colombian llaneros

ANDES MOUNTAINS

These mountains are home to many landscapes, flora and fauna and ancient ruins.

The cordillera Oriental

The cordillera Central

The Cordillera Occidental

ISLANDS

Pacific Islands like Gorgona and Malpelo

Rosario Islands

San Andres and Providencia

PACIFIC COAST

Some turtle species to deposit their eggs in the beaches

Hundreds of humpback whales migrate to mate and calve

Beaches like Nuqui, Bahia Solano, La Barra and Ladrilleros

CARIBBEAN COAST

Have more that 14 beaches

Composed of eight Departments

Colombia's Caribbean Coast stretches from Panama on the west to Venezuela on the east

Represent 11.6% of the territory

The eco-tourism is

INTERPRETATION

Forges emotional and intellectual connections between the interest of the tourists and meanings inherent in the resource.

Promotes understanding and appreciation for

Culture

Nature

Local Society

COMMUNITIES

The approaches will help community-based ecotourism around the world to fight against poverty and to achieve sustainable development.

The approaches are for example

Promote new avenues to market

Employment opportunities

Helping local draft business plans