south, Vichada to the east, Huila and the Capital District of Bogota to the west. LRDP’s work is concentrated in the following sub-regions: Table 4: Key Characteristics of the Rio Meta Sub-Region RIO META SUB-REGION LOCATION The Rio Meta sub-region is in the eastern part of Meta and is home to the municipalities of Puerto Gaitán, Puerto López, Cabuyaro and Barranca de Upía. PHYSICAL This region is predominantly made up of flat plains and mountain ranges. Most of the Colombian High Plains are in the department of CHARACTERISTICS Meta. Its main water sources include the following rivers: Manacacias, Meta, Yucao, Planas, Muco, Uva, Tomo, El Trampolín, Chavilonia, Vergel, Piripi, Yopo, Pilón, Melua, Casibiare, Dante and La Plata, among others. ECONOMIC The economy of this sub-region is based on agriculture, and the cultivation of products such as rice, soy, corn, and African palm. The ACTIVITY cattle raising business has focused mainly on the breeding, raising and fattening of bovine. Trade and tourism are also significant sources of income for this sub-region. ENVIRONMENT This subregion's rich biodiversity encompasses savannahs, moriche palm forest and gallery forests, which serve as a wildlife corridor for the transitional rain forests of the Orinoco-Amazon region at the riverbanks of the Guaviare River Table 5: Key Characteristics of the Capital Cordillera Sub-Region CAPITAL CORDILLERA SUB-REGION LOCATION This sub-region is located at the center of the department and is home to its capital. It connects the Orinoco region with the rest of the country. It is made up of the municipalities of Villavicencio, San Juanito, El Calvario, Restrepo, and Cumaral. PHYSICAL This sub-region includes savannas and mountain range slopes and is irrigated by several water sources, some of which have been highly CHARACTERISTICS subjected to human intervention. ECONOMIC This sub-region has excelled, compared to other sub-regions, because of its fast-paced growth and economic development in the past years, ACTIVITY which has been the result of investing capital in its industrial sector, agro-industry, small-scale agricultural projects (rice and soybean) and large-scale oil extraction. ENVIRONMENT The Capital Cordillera sub-region is a region with vast vegetation
south, Vichada to the east, Huila and the Capital District of Bogota to the west. LRDP’s work is concentrated in the following sub-regions: Table 4: Key Characteristics of the Rio Meta Sub-Region RIO META SUB-REGION LOCATION The Rio Meta sub-region is in the eastern part of Meta and is home to the municipalities of Puerto Gaitán, Puerto López, Cabuyaro and Barranca de Upía. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS This region is predominantly made up of flat plains and mountain ranges. Most of the Colombian High Plains are in the department of Meta. Its main water sources include the following rivers: Manacacias, Meta, Yucao, Planas, Muco, Uva, Tomo, El Trampolín, Chavilonia, Vergel, Piripi, Yopo, Pilón, Melua, Casibiare, Dante and La Plata, among others. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY The economy of this sub-region is based on agriculture, and the cultivation of products such as rice, soy, corn, and African palm. The cattle raising business has focused mainly on the breeding, raising and fattening of bovine. Trade and tourism are also significant sources of income for this sub-region. ENVIRONMENT This subregion's rich biodiversity encompasses savannahs, moriche palm forest and gallery forests, which serve as a wildlife corridor for the transitional rain forests of the Orinoco-Amazon region at the riverbanks of the Guaviare River Table 5: Key Characteristics of the Capital Cordillera Sub-Region CAPITAL CORDILLERA SUB-REGION LOCATION This sub-region is located at the center of the department and is home to its capital. It connects the Orinoco region with the rest of the country. It is made up of the municipalities of Villavicencio, San Juanito, El Calvario, Restrepo, and Cumaral. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS This sub-region includes savannas and mountain range slopes and is irrigated by several water sources, some of which have been highly subjected to human intervention. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY This sub-region has excelled, compared to other sub-regions, because of its fast-paced growth and economic development in the past years, which has been the result of investing capital in its industrial sector, agro-industry, small-scale agricultural projects (rice and soybean) and large-scale oil extraction. ENVIRONMENT The Capital Cordillera sub-region is a region with vast vegetation
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