The Northwestern Andean montane forests ecoregion extends along the Cordillera Occidental (Western Range) of the Andes in Colombia and the Cordillera Occidental of Ecuador. It covers an area of 8,132,562 hectares (20,096,000 acres).

Sep 23, 2020 · The Northwestern Andean Montane Forests ecoregion is found in northwest South America in the center of Colombia and Ecuador within a 150 km wide chain of the Andes Mountains. This ecoregion can be divided into at least three different life zones: pre-montane, montane, and upper-montane forests.

Laguna de Sonso tropical dry forest in Northern Andes. The Andean region cuts across several natural and floristic regions, due to its extension, from Caribbean Venezuela to cold, windy, and wet Cape Horn passing through the hyperarid Atacama Desert.

Feb 10, 2024 · Enveloping the western slopes of the Andes Mountains in Colombia and Ecuador, the Northwestern Andean Montane Forests ecoregion is a stunning example of South America's natural beauty. This biodiverse hotspot comprises altitudes from 1,000 to 3,000 meters (3,280 to 9,840 feet) above sea level.

Located in the Andes & Pacific Coast subrealm if Southern America, this bioregion is the upper half of the Andes mountain range, stretching from the very top of the continent to northern Argentina.

Apr 15, 2024 · High above Colombia and Ecuador's cloud forests and montane landscapes, the Northern Andean páramo is a remarkable and unique ecoregion. This vast expanse of high-altitude grasslands, wetlands, and shrublands is vital to the Andes ecosystem and a global biodiversity hotspot.

The Tropical Andes is northern of the three climate-delineated parts of the Andes, the others being the Dry Andes and the Wet Andes. The Tropical Andes' area spans 1,542,644 km 2 (595,618 sq mi).

To understand the history of the montane forests of the northern (tropical) Andes, it is necessary to know the general historical background of the South American continent, and of the flora and vegetation of tropical S. America, in relation to temperate S. America and temperate N. America.

To understand the history of the montane forests of the northern (tropical) Andes, it is necessary to know the general historical background of the South American continent, and of the flora and vegetation of tropical S. America, in relation to temperate S. America and temperate N. America.

With the final upheaval between the Late Miocene and Late Pliocene, extensive areas with a montane climate were created and populated from the low mountain flora by evolutionary radiation. Taxa of Austral-antarctic origin migrated along the Andean chain to the tropics.