Paisajes de la ribera. Reconocimiento del río Magdalena y su entorno natural en el municipio de Girardot y Flandes mediante un estudio de paisaje.

Abstract

The Magdalena River and the spaces on its banks in the sectors off Girardot and Flandes are a natural water landscape, characterized by the diversity of flora and fauna found in its ecosystem. Besides off the social and cultural activities that the inhabitants made and tourists on the banks of the river, where the inhabitants are mainly engaged in agriculture and fishing. On the other way, we can see buildings and sites declared as assets of cultural interest, highlighting trade and tourism as the main economic factor. But due to the rapid growth of the municipalities and the lack of planning, the riverbanks have been invaded by houses and settlements, which generates high pollution and the presence of garbage in the body of water, increasing the loss of natural diversity and the damage in the natural environment, avoiding the conservation of the river as a hub of cultural, social and commercial connection between Girardot and Flandes. The same way in these settlements and neighborhoods bordering the riverbank can find social problems such as insecurity and theft, the presence of prostitution and the sale of drugs. This work presents the results of a landscape study that through the creation of landscape units and the identification of different representative factors of the territory, will allow the evaluation and characterization of the Magdalena River turning it into a natural axis of commercial, cultural and social connection between Girardot and Flandes favoring its preservation and recognition.