Wetlands of Bogotá explained

Wetlands of Bogotá, Colombia, are important areas of the capital city, and their development has become increasingly important for the area north of the Andes. A reserve for fauna and flora, the wetlands provide for the preservation and reproduction of a wide variety of mammals, reptiles and birds. These include more than 95 species of migratory birds, as well as many endemic plant species. The wetlands are part of the Bogotá River basin. The wetland complex has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2018.

Three types of wetland ecosystems have been identified in the district, differentiated by origin and position: plain wetlands are located in urban areas, while hillside and wasteland wetlands have been identified in the capital's rural areas. Many of the wetland ecosystems are disappearing because of advanced population growth within the city of Bogota. With the passage of time and the steady growth of the city, it is estimated that of the 150000ha of wetlands that covered Bogotá in 1940, only 1500ha remain today.[1]

The flightless Colombian grebe, extinct in the 1980s, was restricted to the Wetlands.

Bogotá Water Company

The development plan "For the Bogotá We Want" and the Land Use Plan, Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial known by the acronym POT, has designated Empresa de Acueducto de Bogotá (EAB; Bogota Water Company) as the entity in charge of rescuing and restoring Bogota's wetland ecosystems, which are found in a wide state of deterioration.

Wetlands

WetlandLocationAltitude (m)Area (ha)NotesImage
Guaymaral y TorcaUsaquén
Suba		align=center 2547align=center 73align=center
La ConejeraSubaalign=center 2544align=center 58.9align=center
CórdobaSubaalign=center 2548align=center 40.51align=center
Tibabuyes
Juan Amarillo		Suba
Engativá		align=center 2539align=center 222.58align=center
JaboqueEngativáalign=center 2539align=center 148align=center
Santa María del LagoEngativáalign=center 2549align=center 12align=center
El BurroKennedyalign=center 2541align=center 18.84align=center
La VacaKennedyalign=center 2548align=center 7.96align=center
TechoTecho, Kennedyalign=center 2545align=center 11.46align=center
CapellaníaFontibónalign=center 2542align=center 27.05align=center
Meandro del SayFontibón
Mosquera		align=center 2548align=center 13.6align=center
TibanicaBosa
Soacha		align=center 2542align=center 28.8align=center
El SalitreBarrios Unidosalign=center 2558align=center 6.4align=center
La IslaBosaalign=center 2550align=center 7.7align=center
La FloridaFunzaalign=center 2542align=center 26align=center

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Notes and References

  1. Moreno et al., s.a., p.2

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