Protected Forest Reserve Montes de Oca:

Maicao y Albania

USES OF THE PROTECTED AREA

• Offer the public a setting for leisure and passive recreation through the contemplation of unique natural attractions existing in the reserve, raising visitor awareness of the importance of different species in the ecosystem.
• Research development, follow-ups and monitoring, environmental education and protection activities, control and surveillance regulation, manejo, repopulation and reintroduction of wild species for habitat enrichment.
• Conserve native species. Flora: Mahogany, Ebony, little lion, white prickly pear. Fauna: Paujil Moquiamarillo, Stone-capped Curassow, black kettle, green macaw, Crested Eagle, Solitary Eagle and the Andean Condor.

Not allowed	Permitted
Bathing in natural pools and outcrop areas, Mountainism, boating, rafting	Transplantation and repopulation of native species
horseback riding, motocross and mountain biking in the reserve area	Eradication of exotic animals and plants
Construction of facilities for recreation	Ecological restoration
Burning, campfires, logging, fishing and commercial hunting	pest control, diseases and wild species
Use of pesticides or any toxic substance	Preventing mass removal events
Establishment of human settlements	Improving infrastructure for monitoring purposes, investigation, protection and control