Casanare : Sobrevuelo Al Asombro

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9789588293875
• ISBN10: 9588293871
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2013-03-01
• Publisher: Villegas Editores

Summary

Hundreds of lush photographs illuminate the geographic characteristics of Casanare as well as its flora, waterways, and urban centers in this unique aerial overview of the Colombian state and its municipalities. The book observes four clearly defined regions: the foothills that start at the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy; the piedmont plains, where the Cordillera Oriental mountain range gives way to the llano; and the two types of prairiesalluvial and loessthat comprise the majority of the state. As a whole, this photographic tour of Casanare is a testament to Colombia's stunning biodiversity. Cientos de fotografias suntuosas iluminan las caracteristicas geograficas de Casanare, asi como su flora, sus vias fluviales y sus centros urbanos en este recorrido aereo unico del departamento colombiano y sus cabeceras municipales. El libro observa cuatro regiones claramente diferenciadas: las estribaciones cordilleranas que parten del nevado del Cocuy; el piedemonte llanero donde la cordillera oriental se adentra en el llano; y los dos tipos de llanurasaluvial y eolicaque conforman la mayor parte del estado. En su totalidad, este viaje fotografico de Casanare es un testamento a la biodiversidad impresionante de Colombia.

Author Biography

Camilo Jiménez is a writer and an editor who has collaborated with publishing houses such as Alfaguara and Planeta as well as Colombian magazines such as El Malpensante and Soho.