Uploaded on 2015-11-11 by Jamesjars

The Savanna of Bogotá is a high plateau located in the center of Colombia on the eastern cordillera of the Colombian Andes. It is on the southern part of a larger plateau called Altiplano Cundiboyacense that rises to an average altitude of 2600 mts (8500 ft) above sea level This plateau is crossed from north to south by the Bogotá River, which at the southwestern edge of the plateau forms the Tequendama Falls (Salto Tequendama). Other rivers, tributaries of the Bogotá River, form smaller valleys with very fertile soils dedicated to agriculture and cattle-breeding The Savannah around the city of Bogotá is a very important ecosystem that provides services for the city such as: Provisioning Services • Food, including cold weather food such as potatoes, onions and dairy products ![Crops][1] Regulation Services • Carbon Sequestration due to the large amount of vegetation in the area, including various national parks ![Carbon Sequestration][2] • Waste-water treatment, is in the savannah that occurs the treatment process of the waters of the Bogota River, by the change of high and the oxygen interaction upon its end on the Magdalena River ![Water Treatment][3] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14472727401811538.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14472727566646304.jpg [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14472727788006003.jpg