Serranía de San Lucas
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 Serranía del San Lucas
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| Country | Colombia |
| States/Provinces | Antioquia and Bolivar |
The Serranía de San Lucas is a forested massif in the Bolívar Department of northern Colombia that reaches heights of 2,600m above sea level. It is part of the Magdalena-Urabá moist forests ecoregion,[1] with a rainforest ecology that includes large monkey and bird populations.[2]
It is a 'forest reserve' that has been recommended for protection,[3] but has been opened to mining by the Colombian government,[4] as the mountains have large deposits of gold, emeralds, nickel and mercury.[5] AngloGold Ashanti has been exploring in the area since 2004, causing tensions with local small-scale miners.[6]
The ELN guerrilla group enforced forest protection in the area in the early 2000s, apparently to protect local hydrology.[7] The area is still subject to fighting between drug cartels, FARC, ELN, the Black Eagles and the Colombian army.[6]
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