Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia
This book provides an attractive and informative overview of Colombian landscapes and their geological evolution, including comprehensive descriptions of seventeen key selected sites in the country. It provides insight into the geomorphological diversity
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Landscapes and Landforms of Colombia
World Geomorphological Landscapes Series editor Piotr Migoń, Wroclaw, Poland
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10852
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Editor Michel Hermelin (deceased) Department of Geology U. EAFIT Medellín Colombia
ISSN 2213-2090 ISSN 2213-2104 (electronic) World Geomorphological Landscapes ISBN 978-3-319-11799-7 ISBN 978-3-319-11800-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-11800-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015945567 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to the memory of Benjamín Alvarado Biester, the founding director of the Colombian Geological Survey. About 30 years ago I gave him a copy of the book I had just published, to try to convince architects, urban planners and decision-makers of the necessity to take into account the Earth Sciences in every land development. A few days later, Benjamín responded with this unforgettable comment: “Michel, you put so many arguments in your book to persuade people to study the Earth, but you missed the most important one: it is because it is beautiful.”
Foreword
It is a pleasure and an honor to write these introductory words to accompany the book entitled “Landscapes and Geomorphosites of Colombia”. As a botanist by training, I have devoted a good part of my life to carrying out fieldwork in many regions of Colombia. I have always been impressed by the beauty of the country´s landscapes and, as a college professor I tried to impress on my students how, as field biologists, they would be among the luckiest people on Earth because they would have the opportunity to see sites no one else encounters in their regu
