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From the 2012 when the Board of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira, It approved the Agreement by which was declared as Protected Forest Reserve Manantial de Cañaverales, Corpoguajira has developed strong measures to ensure the future maintenance of ecosystem services derived from this underground aquifer.

INITIATIVES CORPOGUAJIRA

Implementing projects to conserve species of threatened plant species that exist in the area: ebony (Libidibia ebony), guayacán (Bulnesia arborea) and carreto (aspidosperma polyneuron).

– Preserve animal species that are endangered or have restricted distribution as are: anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), he tigrillo (Leopardus pardalis), the macaw (Ara militaris) and the small carpenter (Picumnus cinnamomeus).

– Maintaining landscape values ​​offered by the existing area and particularly in the Spring of Cañaverales.

LOCATION

The area has 975.7 hectares, It is located in the path Cañaverales, the municipality of San Juan del Cesar.

IMPORTANCE

El Manantial de Cañaverales corresponds to a dry tropical forest ecosystem, whose peculiarity is the presence of a source of underground waters which are supplied for human consumption and for the development of productive activities.

KEEP IN MIND

Only it is allowed in the area, the development of conservation activities, education, recreation, culture, recovery and control.

IF any concerns

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