Serranía de Macuira
| Serrania de Macuira | |
|---|---|
  Serrania de Macuira | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Cerro Paluou |
La Guajira | |
| Range coordinates | 12°10′00″N 71°20′00″W / 12.16667°N 71.33333°W |
Serranía de Macuira is a mountain range in northern
La Guajira. The Serrania de Macuira stands in the middle of the La Guajira Desert at 864 m (2,835 ft) [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 35 kilometres (22 mi) in length and is circa 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide, at approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from 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]
References
- ^ "Serranía de Macuira, Colombia". Peak Bagger.
- ^ National Natural Parks of Colombia Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Allobates wayuu (Acosta-Galvis, Cuentas, and Coloma, 1999)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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