Uploaded on 2015-12-13 by lauradvg28

**a. Provisioning services** A few kilometers by is the main water source of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. The "Mariposa" reservoir, wich provides water to the capital and its nearby cities. ![Embalse la Mariposa][1] source: www.panoramio.com There are food markets that provide vegetables and fruits coming from a few agricultural zones close to my living area. **b. Regulating services** Near by my residence there is a waste water treatment that works for it. ![ingrese la descripción de la imagen aquí][2] There is another one 200 meters by in the cultural center. The living area is surounded by mountains that remain unhabitated helping clean the city air. **c. Habitat or Supporting services.** This is not a ‘biodiversity hotspot’ but there is fauna, lots of birds like humming birds among other small birds, and big birds like volptures. Also there are snakes and little mammals as raccons, armadillos, opposums that live in the mountains. ![ingrese la descripción de la imagen aquí][3] **d. Cultural services** The mountais that surround the city have routes were people can go walking and biking. Also lots of people go walking and running in the avenues. In the main avenue theres a cultural center that offers a gym, swimming lessons, karate lessons, sometimes is organized an encounter were people that lives nearby gather and goes to excersice or dance lessons. There are other cultural activities including the local orchestra presentations, movie projections, local theatre funtions, music events, etc. ![ingrese la descripción de la imagen aquí][4] Source: www.fotoslugares.com.ve [1]: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/22384354.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14500360526738275.jpg [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14500379942462108.jpg [4]: http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/50767944.jpg