Wildfire Reaches Iguaque Sanctuary as More than 700 Hectares of Protected Land Burn
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Flames threatened Villa de Leyva, a village of 20,000 inhabitants, known for its colonial-style architecture and attracting 1 million tourists a year.
The Department's Carabineros and Environmental Protection Section has been present during the emergency with wild species.
More than 300 lifeguards and four helicopters fight the flames in Boyacá, where they ordered to suspend the tourism and to evacuate a hotel preventively
Wildfire reaches Iguaque sanctuary as more than 700 hectares of protected land burn
A wildfire that began on the hills above Colombia’s historic town of Villa de Leyva has spread into the Santuario de Fauna y Flora Iguaque, with more than 700 hectares of the protected area now affected and two fire fronts still active. The emergency, which began on September 19 in the La Castellana area and on the San Marcos hillside overlooking Villa de Leyva, has expanded dramatically over four days. The latest assessment by Colombia’s Nation…
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