e entire Departamento of Vichada covers 100,242 km2 with a population of only 97,276 people. A departamento is like a province or state. Colombia has 32 departamentos. The capital of Vichada is Puerto Carreño, located between the Rio Meta and Rio el Vita or Rio el Bita rivers along the mighty Orinoco River, South America's second longest river. Vichada is on Colombia's eastern border, with Venezuela North of the Rio Meta and East of the Orinoco River. Vichada forms part of the Colombian llanos orientales or eastern plains. The climate is hot and humid, with distinct wet seasons and dry seasons ideal for tropical trees.

Our Amazonia Reforestation tropical tree plantation is called La Pedregoza, operated by Plantación Amazonia El Vita S.A., a subsidiary of Planeta Verde Reforestación S.A.. La Pedregoza is some 3,100 hectares (approx. 7,657 acres) in size, located 57 km from Puerto Carreño by gravel highway crossing the new Paso Ganado bridge. It is located around 06° 05' 51" North and 67° 43' 48" West. The land lies along the banks of the Rio el Bita river. Another tropical tree plantation we work with is Roncador Forestal S.A., consisting of some 3,000 hectares (approx. 7,410 acres), located along the banks of the Orinoco River. That site is located at about 05° 51' 40" North and 67° 34' 46" West. Our natural reserve is the Reserva Natural La Pedregoza.

Come and Visit!

Puerto Carreño is the capital of Vichada. It is often referred to as the City of Mangos. The best place in town for breakfast is called Radio Mango! We usually stay at the Hotel La Vorágine when we are in town. Satena is the airline that offers several flights a week from Bogotá to Puerto Carreño and back to Bogotá. We would love to have you come and visit your tropical trees and see beautiful, amazing Colombia at the same time.

Here is the video produced by Alberta Primetime, a TV program in Edmonton, Canada. Alberta Primetime has graciously granted us permission to use this video on our web site. The program talks about Amazonia Reforestation and the efforts of the Dombro family to plant tropical trees in the Orinoco River basin of Colombia. Click here to see the Trailblazers video on Youtube.