La Sierrita
Family representative: María Cristina Rodríguez
SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA
La Sierrita farm is located in the rural area of San Javier in the Cienaga municipality in the Sierra Nevada de Sanra Marta of Magdalena department, Colombia. The farm has a size of 43 hectares, of which 35 hectares are conserved forest and 5.6 hectares of Castillo coffee under-shade.
Highlights
I) La Sierrita farm is part of the potential connectivity area of habitat for the jaguar and other fauna and flora wild species.
II) The forest areas within the property connect with other forest areas, which increases connectivity at the landscape level.
III) The forest agroecosystem allow several mammal species can be found within the area, such as populations of tayra, central american agouti, armadillo and brocket.
TAYRA – Eira barbara
Species found on the farm
About the family
Mrs. Cristina’s family love the coffee culture and organic farming traditions of the Sierra Nevada. La Sierrita is a project focused on shade coffee and biodiversity conservation. As a result, 14 species of mammals have been recorded on the property and are being protected, including the jaguar observed by workers on the forest.