Ciénaga de Zapatosa
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Ciénaga de Zapatosa is a large marsh
in a depression located between the Colombia
n departments
of Cesar and Magdalena covering an area of approximately 40,000 ha and containing one million cubic meters of water.
The marshes are covered by the municipalities of Chimichagua
, Curumaní
, Tamalameque
and El Banco
, communities which based their economy in part from the artisan fishing
practice.
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
in a depression located between the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n departments
Departments of Colombia
Colombia is an unitary republic formed by thirty-two departments and a Capital District . Each department has a Governor and a Department Assembly , elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The governor cannot be re-elected in consecutive periods...
of Cesar and Magdalena covering an area of approximately 40,000 ha and containing one million cubic meters of water.
The marshes are covered by the municipalities of Chimichagua
Chimichagua
Chimichagua is a city and municipality in the central region of the Department of Cesar, Colombia. Approximately one third of the municipality of Chimichagua is water. The municipality seat lies by the Cienaga de Zapatosa marshes.-Etymology:...
, Curumaní
Curumaní
Curumaní is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar.-External links:...
, Tamalameque
Tamalameque
Tamalameque is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Cesar.-External links:...
and El Banco
El Banco
El Banco is a Colombian Municipality and town located in the southern most part of the Department of Magdalena by the Magdalena River.-External links:...
, communities which based their economy in part from the artisan fishing
Artisan fishing
Artisan fishing is a term used to describe small scale low-technology commercial or subsistence fishing practices. The term particularly applies to coastal or island ethnic groups using traditional techniques such as rod and tackle, arrows and harpoons, throw nets and drag nets, and traditional...
practice.