La Florida

Family representative: Genry Plazas Paredes

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La Florida farm is located in the rural area of El Prado in Belén de los Andaquíes Municipality, in the Andean-Amazonian piedmont of Caquetá department, Colombia. The farm has a size of 11.40 ha, of which 2.98 ha are of conserved forest and 2.08 of cocoa ICS 95, CCN 51, ICS 60, FEAR 5, San Vicente 41, and FEC 2 varieties in shade-grown crops in an agroforestry system with timber trees.

Highlights

I) La Florida farm is part of the potential connectivity habitat area for the jaguar and other fauna and flora wild species.

II) The area has populations of ocelot, collared pecari, lowland paca, crab-eating fox, deer, Brazilian porcupine, armadillo, Humboldt’s squirrel monkey, and black agouti.

III) The farm has four streams protected by riparian vegetation, 2.98 hectares of native forest with species such as a humado, cedros, achapo, perillo, guamo and sangre toro, and 2.08 hectares of cocoa under-shade crops in an agroforestry system.

Location

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This map shows the general boundary location of La Florida farm concerning the jaguar habitat.

Distribution

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These maps show the distribution and type of land cover present on La Florida farm.

agutí

OSO MELERO Tamandua tetradactyla

Species found on the farm

About the family

Genry, originally from Belén de los Andaquíes, has guarded and expanded his property since his father bequeathed it. His family, marked by the adversities of armed conflict, has found refuge in these lands. Descendant from a lineage of farmers, it was a structured project that steered him towards cocoa cultivation. With firm commitment, he dedicates himself to protecting the surrounding forests and their diverse fauna.