Wildfires in a Warming Colombia: A Threat to Tourism and Tradition The recent declaration of public calamity in Villa de Leyva, a colonial town in north eastern Colombia, highlights the growing threat of wildfires in the region.
This is not an isolated incident but part of a larger pattern of forest fires and droughts affecting South America.
Villa de Leyva's fire has already ravaged 290 hectares of vegetation, forcing evacuations and disrupting tourism in one of Colombia's most popular destinations.