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Cueva de los Guácharos (Cave of the Oilbirds)

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May 1st 2009
Parque Nacional Cueva de los Guácharos This park is in the South of Huila and covers 9,000 hectares of mountainous rain forest. The park is full of caves and canyons. The highest point of the park is 2,800m and so the park covers all climatic zones up to páramo. The forests namesake inhabitants are the oilbirds whose huge wingspan is 91cm. They are nocturnal birds who feed on oil palm and th ... read more

South America » Colombia » Huila

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more