Editing Cesar Department (section)

====Serranía del Perijá mountain range====

The ''[[Serranía del Perijá]]'' mountain range covers most of the eastern side of the Department of Cesar between its border with Venezuela and the [[Department of North Santander]], approximately 300&nbsp;km in length penetrating into the [[Department of La Guajira]] to the north and covering 27% of the total area of Cesar. The Serranía del Perijá covers, partially or totally the area of 17 municipalities in the Department of Cesar; Aguachica, Codazzi, Becerril, Chimichagua, Chiriguana, Curumani, Gonzalez, La Gloria, La Jagua de Ibirico, Los Robles La Paz, Manaure, Pailitas, Pelaya, Rio de Oro, San Alberto, San Diego and San Martin. There are also the indigenous reserves pertaining to the [[Yukpa]]s people; Iroka, Socorpa and Menkue-Misaya-La Pista; and to the Wiwas people; Caño Padilla, El Rosario-Bella Vista-Yucatán and Campoalegre.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/admin/files/Ane-Noticia_20070220-112204.pdf {{in lang|es}} Government of the Department of Cesar: Serrania del Perija] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327182501/http://www.gobcesar.gov.co/admin/files/Ane-Noticia_20070220-112204.pdf |date=March 27, 2009 }}</ref>

Approximately 70% of the mountain range preserves unique flora and fauna and some 20 rivers are born in the mountain range among other minor streams, flowing into the Department of Cesar and feeding the Magdalena and Cesar river basins and the Cienaga de Zapatosa marshes. The Colombian government declared it a National Forest Reserve.<ref name=autogenerated1 />