Las Nieves
Family representative: María Cristina Rodríguez
SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA
Las Nieves farm is located in the rural area of Lourdes in the Cienaga municipality in the Sierra Nevada de Sanra Marta of Magdalena department, Colombia. The farm has a size of 250 hectares, of which 217 hectares are conserved forest and 40 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.
Location
SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA
This map shows the location of La Sierrita farm in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Distribution
SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA
These maps show the distribution and type of land cover present in La Sierrita farm.
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.
