oral presentation tatacoa desert
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GLOSSARYERODED: EROCIONADOCANYONS: ATRAVESADOSHAPES: FORMAS CLAY: ARCILLA MAZES: LABERINTOSGULLIES: BARRANCOS DEPTHS: PROFUNDIDADES ASIDE: APARTELUSH: EXUBERANTE RODENTS: ROEDORES OCELOTS: ACELOTES SPANIARDS: ESPAÑOLES RATTLESNAKES: SERPIENTES DE CASCABEL
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THE TATACOA DESERT: A GARDEN TURNED DESERT
BY LUDU ALEJANDRA RENGIFO
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*THE SECOND LARGEST DRY AREA IN COLOMBIA.
*IS ONE OF COLOMBIA’S MOST ATTRACTIVE NATURAL LANDSCAPES.
* LA TATACOA, OR “VALLEY OF SADNESSES”, AS IT WAS CALLED IN 1538 BY CONQUISTADOR JIMÉNEZ DE QUESADA. * THE NAME “TATACOA”, WAS ALSO GIVEN TO IT BY THE SPANIARDS IN REFERENCE TO RATTLESNAKES
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* LA TATACOA DESERT ENJOYS A PRIVILEGED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AT LATITUDE 3º13' NORTH AND LONGITUDE 75º10' WEST, NOT FAR FROM THE EQUATORIAL LINE.
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*LA TATACOA WAS A GARDEN WITH THOUSANDS OF FLOWERS AND TRESS THAT GRADUALLY DRIED UP UNTIL IT BECAME A DESERT.
. * WE CAN FIND TURTLES, RODENTS, SNAKES, SPIDERS, SCORPIONS, EAGLES, LIZARDS, AND OCELOTS.
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*THE AREA IS VERY ERODED AND CROSSED BY DRY CANYONS THAT DEVELOP TEMPORARILY DURING THE RAINY SEASONS.
*LA TATACOA DESERT ENJOYS A PRIVILEGED GEOGRAPHIC.
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*THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN LA TATACOA DESERT IS 28° C; YET ON SUNNY DAYS, IT CAN GO UP TO 40° C.
*LA TATACOA SKIES ARE CLOUD-FREE MOST OF THE YEAR
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Aside from having perfect geographic and atmospheric conditions for the observation of celestial bodies, La
Tatacoa has no visual or auditory pollution.
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THE TATACOA DESERT WHICH LIES ABOUT AN HOUR NORTH-EAST OF THE CITY OF NEIVA IS A SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPE AND A STARK CONTRAST TO THE LUSH VEGETATION WHICH COVERS THE REST OF THE REGION.
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* SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THE TEMPERATURE IN LA TATACOA DESERT IS SO HIGH THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO COOK AN EGG BURIED IN THE SAND.
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