The Orinoquía is a composition — a continuous relay of time and territory. It is a mosaic of regions, watersheds, landscapes, ecosystems, cultures, economies, values, ways of life, social bonds, and relationships with nature. It embodies the past, present, and future. It is history, joy, and hope. It is school, life, and challenge.

The Great Book of the Colombian Orinoquía offers a concise overview of key topics, providing essential information to understand the origins and dynamics of the territory’s socio-ecological systems, its main features, and the conditions needed for its sustainability.

We invite you to explore The Great Book of the Colombian Orinoquía — its stories, cultural and biological heritage, and the journey of its waters, the axis of life. This is a book to learn from and to teach others how to read its landscapes, events, and symbols — its territorial and visual systems — with the shared aspiration of building a common vision for the future, one that preserves the region’s essence, wonder, and magic.