Weather, Temperature and Precipitation

Ranges from 2°C to 10°C.

The high altitude in tropical places produces a special climate that can be summed up as "winter every night and summer every day". The weather changes and in the day you can feel all seasons.

It is unstable, cold, humid, cloudy and rainy, although there are hours of intense sun in the dry seasons.

Average temperatures are usually in the range of 2ºC to 10ºC. Although it presents sudden changes during the day that can exceed 30ºC. The paramos are very cold because there are located in high mountains (3500 and 3800 mts).

´ There is significant rainfall throughout the year in the paramo.

´ Even the driest month still has a lot of rain.

´ The approximate average precipitation is 2251 mm.

Animals and plants must adapt to these sudden changes in climate.

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Location:  

Most of the paramo are located in the northern part of the Andes mountain range.

Did you know that the largest paramo in the world is located in Colombia, 30 km from the capital Bogotá? It is the Paramo of Sumapaz.

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Threats: Despite its importance and natural wealth, the paramos in Colombia are threatened by mining, the impacts of climate change, and agricultural and livestock activity. Also the potato crops affect the paramos because consume so many water and also they use agrochemicals.(cinep.org.co)sep 16,2015

(https://www.cinep.org.co/Home2/component/k2/147-amenazas-y-retos-para-la-conservacion-de-los-paramos-en-colombia.html

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Vegetation of the paramos:

It is believed that there are a total of 4,000 plant species in the paramos: Frailejones, orchids, grasses, shrubs, asteraceae, opiates, brasicacea, bromeliads, campanulaceae. Did you now that we have the national plant of Colombia that is the orchid and that many orchids grow on the paramo. Did you know that some plants have had to adapt in order to survive? some form thicker leaves and others are covered with hairs. (Editorial king kolor (Atlas de Colombia).

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Fauna of the paramo:

Deer, bunny, fox, spectacled bear, cougars, humming birds, pigeons, ducks, amphibians, reptiles, and rodents. Did you now that the spectacled bear is the national animal of Colombia?

(Editorial king kolor (Atlas de Colombia).

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What can we do?

Be aware and commit to saving water with daily actions such as taking short showers, turning off the tap by brushing your teeth, not wasting water..

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Sources:

 

´ http://sie.car.gov.co/ ´ https://www.minambiente.gov.co/ ´ http://www.colparques.net/ ´ http://ojsinvestigacion.unilibrebaq.edu.co/ojsinvestigacion/index.php/ingeniare/article/view/704 ´ http://historico.agenciadenoticias.unal.edu.co/matices/ediciones/28/1.html ´ https://ecosistemas.ovacen.com/bioma/paramo/ ´ https://www.gtush.com/paramo/ ´ http://www.scielo.org.co ´ https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Páramo_andino#Clima ´ https://youtu.be/OrlgC9CtYH0 ´ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFvcbFXshsA ´ https://youtu.be/vJdo7Dfzj_g

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Related concepts: That this blog is related to the concept of change  because with this blog we can change minds of people that don't care about the ecosystems ( paramos ) and we need to change that because we are affecting these ecosystems by doing forced migration, deforestation, and mining explotation. Another concept that is related is the responsability we need to be responsibles with the ecosystems because they are a factor of our live. 

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By: Bianca Quintero, and Sara Barbosa.

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