Draft:Island of the Marmosets
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Native name: Isla de los Micos | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Amazon River |
| Coordinates | 4°02′29″S 70°06′05″W / 4.04139°S 70.10139°W |
| Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 5.3 km (3.29 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
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Colombia | |
The Island of the Marmosets or Island of the Micos is a river island of the Amazon River which belong to Colombia, located in Leticia, at the southeast of Amazonas, close to the frontier between Colombia and Peru.
Near the island, we find the Corea islands in Peruvian territory.
Description
[edit]Location
[edit]The island is located about 20 kilometers upstream from Leticia, to the height of Santa Sofía. The island has an area about 450 hectares. The American Mike Tsalikys has created a station in the sixties for the farm of monkeys and other living beings. The animals could be sold for experimental ends, but experiences with animals were realized in this place.[1]
Story
[edit]The Mike Tsalikys' company had to stop its operations in the nineties. Since then, the island converted to touristic attraction[2]. Leticia offers travels in boat about one hour. Nowadays, there are various thousands of monkeys on the island, mostly Guianan squirrel monkeys. At the north of the island, there is a station of visitors with mooring's installations. The watchmen used the animals for the visitors' groups[3]. The villagers mention a story of an ancient animals' trafficker clearing out the majority of the terrestrial animals of the island and the only which can not leave were the monkeys as long as they were unattainable to be on the trees' tops.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Vuelta al mundo sin salir de casa: rollito de primavera". El Dia Digital.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "La selva amazónica es un paraíso a la venta" [The Amazonian jungle is a paradise for sale]. YouTube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Isla de los micos".
Category:River islands of Colombia Category:Islands of the Amazon