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]

* Colombia portal
* Environment portal

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Moreno et al., s.a., p.26
2. ^ Bota-Sierra, C.; Palacino, F.; Rache, L. (2016). "Ischnura cruzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49254523A49255309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49254523A49255309.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
3. ^ Andrade & Benitez, s.a., p.8

### 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

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* Usaquén
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* San Cristóbal
* Usme
* Tunjuelito
* Bosa
* Kennedy
* Fontibón
* Engativá
* Suba
* Barrios Unidos
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* Los Mártires
* Antonio Nariño
* Puente Aranda
* La Candelaria
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Geography|

* Eastern Hills
* Guadalupe
* Monserrate
* Suba Hills
* Bogotá River
* Fucha
* Juan Amarillo
* Soacha
* Tunjuelo
* Savanna
* TvdH Reserve
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Wetlands of Bogotá

Protected|

* Guaymaral y Torca
* La Conejera
* Córdoba
* Tibabuyes
* Jaboque
* Santa María del Lago
* El Burro
* La Vaca
* Techo
* Capellanía
* Meandro del Say
* Tibanica
* El Salitre
* La Isla

Unprotected|

* Chicú
* Chorrillos
* La Florida
* Laguna Encantada
* La Libélula
* Tingua Azul

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