Morichals and Serranía Hills
The natural reserve has several morichals, which are heavily treed savanna drainage creeks named after the moriche palm and numerous ancient, small hills known locally as Serranías.
In the Heart of the Orinoco River Basin...
The Ecolodge La Pedregoza is located inside a 2,650 hectare (6,545 acre) forestry and agroforestry plantation, known as La Pedregoza. Part of the plantation includes a 1,200 hectare (3,000 acre) natural reserve registered with Colombia's national parks system. Many of the Ecolodge nature tourism activities occur in the natural reserve. La Pedregoza is located just 1 hour by road from the Orinoco River port city of Puerto Carreño, along the banks of the world's first protected river, the Río Bita. Visitors will experience 4 distinct tropical ecosystems, as well as witness large scale sustainable forestry and natural silviculture practices.
