Las Palmas
Family representative: Parmenio Cárdenas Ramírez
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Las Palmas farm is located in the rural area of Bosque Bajo in the San José del Fragua municipality in the Andean-Amazonian piedmont of Caquetá department, Colombia. The farm has a size of 10.84 hectares, of which 4.61 hectares are of conserved forest and 3.82 hectares of cocoa CCN 51 variety in shading crops on a polyculture system.
Highlights
I) Las Palmas farm is part of the potential connectivity habitat area for the jaguar and other fauna and flora wild species.
II) Within the area are populations of collared peccary, lowland paca, armadillo, crab-eating fox, tayra, slot, and Humboldt’s squirrel monkey, among others.
III) The farm has stream Vega Negra protected by riparian vegetation, 4.61 hectares of native forest with species such as ahumado, guamo, achapo, nogales, barraquillos, boca de indio, maní, muchileros, vacos and abarco, and 3.82 hectares of cocoa under-shade crops in polyculture system.
Location
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This map shows the general boundary location of Las Palmas farm concerning the jaguar habitat.
Distribution
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These maps show the distribution and type of land cover present on Las Palmas farm.
PUMA – Puma concolor
Species found on the farm
About the family
Parmenio, from Pacho, Cundinamarca, used to have a property in Palmeiras rural area. Growing up with farmer parents, he knows the land well. After being displaced by the armed conflict, he and his family turned to cocoa farming, drawn to its profit and the joy of managing the crop. Today, as they focus on their crops, they also protect the forest and wildlife.
