Colombia: Water and Life in El Rincon

Colombia’s beauty is unmatched.

Imagine both the appreciation and responsibility of living in a place, which alone is home to nearly 10 percent of the planet's biodiversity and has 314 different types of ecosystems.

This is the heart of Rare’s watershed conservation program: the Colombian Andes. 35 million people rely on these cloud forests, watersheds and páramos for their water. Yet, for many, a dependable clean fresh water supply is a hope, not a reality. In Colombia's Valle del Cauca, the last few years have measured the lowest levels of downstream water flow in history. But the people are resilient and committed to finding solutions.

May 6, 2016