{"id":21775,"date":"2016-04-15T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=21775"},"modified":"2016-04-16T16:55:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T21:55:12","slug":"fracking-license-near-cano-cristales-suspended-after-public-outcry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2016\/04\/fracking-license-near-cano-cristales-suspended-after-public-outcry\/","title":{"rendered":"Fracking License near Ca\u00f1o Cristales Suspended After Public Outcry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fotograf\u00eda de\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canocristales.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">r\u00edo Ca\u00f1o Cristales<\/a>: (cc)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fotur.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FOTUR<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariocarvajal.com\/360\/cano-cristales\/\" target=\"_blank\">fot\u00f3grafo MCarvajal<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an unexpected twist to the recent reports of <strong>exploratory fracking in and around the Serrania de la Macarena National Park<\/strong>, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced yesterday (Thursday 14 April) that he had <strong>suspended the environmental license allowing exploratory fracking to take place in the important zone for biodiversity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public outcry was the main catalyst\u00a0for this decision, after <strong>several public petitions on change.org and mass outcry in media and across social media<\/strong>, placed overwhelming pressure on the government to take action and suspend the license.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2016\/04\/fracking-license-near-cano-cristales-suspended-after-public-outcry\/cano_cristales_sector_los_ochos_colombia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21778 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/CA\u00d1O_CRISTALES_SECTOR_LOS_OCHOS_COLOMBIA.jpg\" alt=\"ca\u00f1o cristales colombia\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/CA\u00d1O_CRISTALES_SECTOR_LOS_OCHOS_COLOMBIA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/CA\u00d1O_CRISTALES_SECTOR_LOS_OCHOS_COLOMBIA-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong>Fotograf\u00eda de\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canocristales.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">r\u00edo Ca\u00f1o Cristales<\/a>: (cc)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fotur.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FOTUR<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariocarvajal.com\/360\/cano-cristales\/\" target=\"_blank\">fot\u00f3grafo MCarvajal<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The fracking would have taken place within 68km of the &#8216;River of 5 Colours,&#8217;<\/strong> which the company in question, Hupecol, claims would have assured the protection of the iconic river. However, the entire area of the Serrania de la Macarena National Park is a protected zone, and would have been at risk. Cano Cristales might be the big draw in the National Park, but <strong>the entire area is one of Colombia&#8217;s most naturally diverse ecosystems, and should be protected at all costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, this isn&#8217;t a total victory for those seeking to protect Cano Cristales and the biodiversity of La Macarena: environmental minister <strong>Gabriel Vallejo reportedly order environmental authority ANLA to suspend the licence, but only &#8220;until environmental protection is guaranteed.&#8221;<\/strong> It seems there may be further battles to fight in guaranteeing the protection of this important natural ecosystem for future generations and for tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n<p>Fotograf\u00eda de\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.canocristales.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">r\u00edo Ca\u00f1o Cristales<\/a>: (cc)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fotur.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FOTUR<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariocarvajal.com\/360\/cano-cristales\/\" target=\"_blank\">fot\u00f3grafo MCarvajal<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fotograf\u00eda de\u00a0r\u00edo Ca\u00f1o Cristales: (cc)\u00a0FOTUR\u00a0\u2013 (fot\u00f3grafo MCarvajal) In an unexpected twist to the recent reports of exploratory fracking in and around the Serrania de la Macarena National Park, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced yesterday (Thursday 14 April) that he had suspended the environmental license allowing exploratory fracking to take place in the important zone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[458,2910,2893],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.4 (Yoast SEO v18.9) - 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