Colombia closes national parks around Bogota amid severe drought
Colombia closes national parks around Bogota amid severe drought
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Jan 26, 2016
Authorities in central Colombia have closed six national parks amid fears that drought caused by weather phenomenon El Niño could spur forest fires.
Environmental authorities in Cundinamarca, the province surrounding the capital Bogota, said the parks will remain closed until after February 12 to protect the local ecosystems from possible forest fires.
Among the closed parks in the Guatativa lake, one of the most sacred landmarks of the Muisca people who inhabited the region around what is now Bogota until the Spanish conquest of Colombia in the early 16th century.
Drought caused by El Niño has already devastated many hectares of forest throughout Colombia.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-closes-national-parks-amid-drought/
Environment & Energy:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/112796198