Santa María del Lago

Santa María del Lago Wetland Humedal Santa María del Lago
Santa María del Lago Wetland
Location in Bogotá
Location	Engativá, Bogotá  Colombia
Coordinates	4°41′41.0″N 74°05′39.0″W / 4.694722°N 74.094167°W / 4.694722; -74.094167
Area	12 ha (30 acres)
Elevation	2,549 m (8,363 ft)
Designated	September 2003
Administrator	EAAB - ESP
Website	Humedal Santa María del Lago

Santa María del Lago (Spanish: Humedal Santa María del Lago) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 12 hectares (30 acres), of which 4 hectares (9.9 acres) water.^[1]

Flora and fauna[edit]

Insects[edit]

The dragonfly species Ischnura cruzi has been registered in Santa María del Lago, as well as in La Conejera and La Florida.^[2]

Birds[edit]

Santa María del Lago hosts 43 bird species.^[3]

See also[edit]

• Biodiversity of Colombia, Bogotá savanna, Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve
• Wetlands of Bogotá

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Andrade L., Martha Esperanza, and Henry Benitez Castañeda. s.a. Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo, 1-38. AICAS. Accessed 2017-03-03.
• Moreno, Vanesa; Juan Francisco García, and Juan Carlos Villalba. s.a. Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C., 1-28. Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-03.

External links[edit]

• (in Spanish) Fundación Humedales de Bogotá
• (in Spanish) Conozca los 15 humedales de Bogotá - El Tiempo