Separata Naturaleza

Vereda Montebello / Santa Cecilia.
Pueblo Rico
Vereda Montebello / Santa Cecilia
Zona ubicada en Pueblo
Rico a 89,7 Km de Pereira,
en los Andes Occidentales,
en la franja de influencia
del Parque Nacional Natural
Tatamá y del Chocó
Biogeográfico, en la vereda
Montebello, camino hacia
el cerro Montezuma, a 14
km del casco urbano. Allí
se encuentra Montezuma
Rainforest Reserve & Ecolodge,
con los servicios de
alojamiento, alimentación
y guianza, hasta donde se
llega en vehículo 4x4; uno
de los principales sitios de
pajareo en Colombia. Entre
esta zona y Santa Cecilia
existen aproximadamente
353 especies de aves, 13
endémicas, 42 casi-endémicas;
720 especies de
mariposas y un flora exótica,
donde sobresalen más
de 400 de orquídeas que se
distinguen especialmente
por ser especies miniatura.
This area is located in Pueblo
Rico (at 89.7 km from Pereira) on
the road to Cerro Montezuma in
Montebello village at 14 km from
the town’s main square (a 4x4
truck will take you there). Cerro
Montezuma or Montezuma
Peak lies within Tatamá National
Park in Colombia’s Western
Cordillera. and a boatload of
birds. This last trait can be
attributed both to its terrific
verticality of this humid cloud
forest and its location in the
Chocó bioregion (an Endemic
Bird Area that encompasses
most of Colombia’s Western
Cordillera). You will be offered
accommodation, food, and guide
services. This is one of the main
birdwatching sites in Colombia.
In this area as well as in Santa
Cecilia, there are approximately
353 species of birds, 13
endemic, 42 almost endemic,
720 species of butterflies, and
exotic vegetation. More than
400 types of orchids that are
distinguished especially as they
are miniature species. Experts,
visitors, and tourists enjoy both
the primary and secondary
forests that produce seeds and
food for the valuable birdlife
that inhabits this protected
area. The local guide is part of
the Quetzales, a birdwatching
group mostly of the Tapasco
Largo family, which takes care of
this region and use sustainably
this part of the National Park.