Reserva Natural Umbral Cultural Horizontes

Fundación Cerros de Bogotá was legally constituted in August 2009 as a non-profit entity under private law. A month later, it was registered with the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. Its founding members, as well as the current ones, have participated in several investigations and studies on the Cerros Orientales de Bogotá.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Diana Wiesner Ceballos (Directora ejecutiva) + Juan Pablo Ruíz Soto + Claudia Velandia Gómez + Joaquín Caraballo Rivas + Marcela Castillo + Stéphane Roux + Francisco González

The team working at the Foundation has been involved in several investigations and studies on the Cerros

Plan de Ordenamiento y Manejo de los Cerros Orientales (POMCO) (Eastern Hills Management Plan)

the proposal for the socio-ecological corridor of the Eastern Hills project

A proposal that seeks to democratize the Cerros by means of three strategies:

1. Social: large border pact along 57 kilometers.
2. Biophysical: ecological recovery of the border.
3. Spatial: physical definition of the boundary between the city and the reserve.

The Foundation proposes, supports and executes initiatives that represent an opportunity for the integrated management of social, ecological and spatial aspects for the recovery and restoration of the foothills of the Cerros Orientales of Bogota.

Fauna

About 30 species of native mammals, 140 species of birds, 6 species of reptiles, 8 species of amphibians and 3 species of fish (1 of them introduced) make these mountains their home.

Flora

íNaturalist

373
SPECIES

299
IDENTIFIERS

1,860
OBSERVATIONS

Plan de restauración

THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE

La Silla Vacia

LOS CERROS DESDE MI VENTANA. 2017

The citizen work "El Perfil de los Cerros Orientales", which was exhibited at the Bogotá Museum, was carried out by a group of enthusiastic citizens without a pre-established method. After many comings and goings, it was finished thanks to the leadership of the artist María Cecilia Galindo, who was in charge of joining efforts and information that everyone contributed in a single drawing. According to María Cecilia, "the paths of life" and the walk of the hills were captured. From these sketched limits, each citizen who participated printed his or her feelings for the mountain with a 12-hand watercolor on 16 11.2-meter plates, representing the 57 kilometers of the capital's mountains.

Paisajes ciudadanos de Bogotá. El territorio percibido a través de la experiencia cotidiana

January 2029

Muse de Bogotá

Los Cerros son Nuestro Norte 2017

"Visitors will find a unique piece: an 11-meter long watercolor that represents the profile of the hills of Bogota, with its rivers, mountain names, viewpoints, streams, heights and cultural landmarks, made by 20 people including researchers, walkers, watercolorists and lovers of the hills."

MAP

Black & White

Colored

2020

Los cerros nos salvan

"The hills save us" in order to highlight the vital and protective role of the hills for the city and reiterate the importance of complying with the ruling of the Council of State (2013).

Hashtags for online presence

names

#MeRestauro #ViveroCiudadano

#LosCerrosNosInspiran #VozCerros #VisionCerros #LosCerrosNosSalvan

2022

Me Restauro

the #MeRestauro campaign, together with GreenPeace, seeks to put pressure on institutions to work in synergy with citizens, starting with the nursery of the native women of the hills.

CAMPAIGNS FOR THE CITY-REGION'S BIODIVERSITY

BOGOTÁ PINTA CERROS COLLECTIVE

Printed media

Fanzine

The fanzine El Paraíso de los Cerros Orientales arose from the collaboration between community actors of the Paraíso-Chapinero neighborhood, grouped under the Comité Histórico Territorial Paraíso Ambiental COHITEPA, and an editorial team integrated by Juan & Diego and Aburrideitor, led by cultural manager Sergio Bravo. Since 2017 it was available in the main independent bookstores in Bogota, where it sold more than 500 copies

Paraiso neighborhood

In the Ferré Amigo family's chircales, the neighborhood of El Paraíso is created when the owners close the factory, sell the land and sell it to their workers. Quarrying begins in the area between the Santa Ana and Santa Bárbara neighborhoods. Developments such as Los Rosales and Calderón Tejada occur on former quarry land, making special use of the flat areas. This characteristic will be typified, at different times, for many other housing developments and facilities such as the Universidad Javeriana, Universidad de la Salle, and the Military Hospital.

OBSERVATORIO DE PAISAJE DE BOGOTÁ

The Bogotá Landscape Observatory emerged as an effort of academics specialized in the study of the relationship between the city and its ecosystemic environment in order to recognize the vital importance of the natural environment for the composition of the territory.

LIFE HISTORIES

CUENCA CONMIGO:

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS

Maintenance on Saturdays

One Saturday a month the reserve is open to carry out maintenance days with friendly hands, we invite you to participate!

RED DE COLEGIOS CERROS DE BOGOTÁ

Lines of Work

Citizen science and research
Environmental actions
Recreation and cultural use
Education
Outreach

INICIATIVA LATINOAMERICANA DEL PAISAJE/THE LATIN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE INITIATIVE

We lead the Children's Node and Civil Society Node promoting the landscape among citizens and children. We supported the Landscape through my window campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic.

RED DE UNIVERSIDADES

The Cerros de Bogotá Foundation supports the actions and meetings of the University Network (13) so that they transcend the academic space and move into action with communities and territories.

Adopt a tree

If you just want to walk: we invite you to join the reserve by sponsoring a tree.

Interested people can donate at leasts COP$10,000 every time you visit or a monthly fee for COL$30,000.

GARDENERS NETWORK: CERROS NODE

Thanks to negotiations with the UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development and El Rosario University, we lead the Cerros de Pacas Digestoras Silva Node.

It's located in Chapinero, Bogotá.

Transversal 2 este #78-93, El Bagazal neighborhood.

It covers and area of three hectareas. 57 kilmeters of joyful nature with the hills.

Socioecological Corridor

Landmarks

Awarded in the Colombian Biennial of Architecture 2008.

Reviews in various national and international media: Colombia, Argentina, Russia, Italy.

The proposal was published by the Mayor's Office in the book Los caminos de los cerros (2007).

The owners are a group of citizens and not the state. (Sociedad Civil)

It opens from 6 am until noon and from Tuesday to Sunday.

There is police force securitying the area but you are adviced not to bring expensive items.

You cannot explore the reserve with your dog.