Serranía de San Lucas

Serranía del San Lucas
Serranía del San Lucas
Highest point
Elevation	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Coordinates	7°40′00″N 74°12′00″W / 7.66667°N 74.20000°W
Dimensions
Area	16,000 km2 (6,200 sq mi)
Geography
	Serranía del San Lucas
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia and Bolivar

The Serranía de San Lucas is a forested massif in the Bolívar Department of northern Colombia that reaches heights of 2,600 m above sea level. It is part of the Magdalena–Urabá moist forests ecoregion,^[1] with a rainforest ecology that includes large monkey and bird populations.

It is a 'forest reserve' that has been recommended for protection,^[2] but has been opened to mining by the Colombian government,^[3] as the mountains have large deposits of gold, emeralds, nickel and mercury.^[4] AngloGold Ashanti has been exploring in the area since 2004, causing tensions with local small-scale miners.^[5]

The ELN guerrilla group enforced forest protection in the area in the early 2000s, apparently to protect local hydrology.^[6] The area is still subject to fighting between drug cartels, FARC, ELN, the Black Eagles and the Colombian army.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Magdalena-Urabá moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ "The Serrania de San Lucas Other Area". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ "Ecological holocaust: Serranía de San Lucas at risk". ProAves. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ Rohter, Larry (8 July 2000). "Earmarked for Colombian Rebels, a Region Asks to Be Left Alone". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ ^a ^b Maldonado, Juan Camilo (8 January 2008). "En la Serranía no brilla el oro". Elespectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ McNeely, Jeffrey A. (2003). "Conserving forest biodiversity in times of violent conflict". Oryx. 37 (2): 142–152. doi:10.1017/s0030605303000334.

[1] "Magdalena-Urabá moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

[2] "The Serrania de San Lucas Other Area". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

[3] "Ecological holocaust: Serranía de San Lucas at risk". ProAves. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

[4] Rohter, Larry (8 July 2000). "Earmarked for Colombian Rebels, a Region Asks to Be Left Alone". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

[oro-5] Maldonado, Juan Camilo (8 January 2008). "En la Serranía no brilla el oro". Elespectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-11-12.

[6] McNeely, Jeffrey A. (2003). "Conserving forest biodiversity in times of violent conflict". Oryx. 37 (2): 142–152. doi:10.1017/s0030605303000334.

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