Serranía de Macuira
Serranía de Macuira is a mountain range in northern Colombia located in the municipality of Uribia, La Guajira. The Serrania de Macuira stands in the middle of the La Guajira Desert at Script error: No such module "convert". [1] isolated from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The range is a protected area; National Natural Park Macuira.
The Serranía de Macuira measures around Script error: No such module "convert". in length and is circa Script error: No such module "convert". wide, at approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from the Caribbean Sea. The range is composed of three mountain massifs that are interconnected; the highest being Cerro Paluou (Script error: No such module "convert".), Cerro de Jibome (Script error: No such module "convert".) covering a total area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The area is home to numerous species of fauna and flora and due to its relatively high humidity caused by the trade winds and its proximity to the Caribbean sea it presents a forest of dwarf trees and cloud forests.[2] The frog Allobates wayuu is only known from the Serranía de Macuira.[3]
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External links
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