Serranía de San Lucas

The Serranía de San Lucas is a forested massif in the Bolívar Department of northern Colombia that reaches heights of 2,600 m above sea level. It is part of the Magdalena–Urabá moist forests ecoregion,^[1] with a rainforest ecology that includes large monkey and bird populations.

Serranía del San Lucas
Highest point
Elevation	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
Coordinates	7°40′00″N 74°12′00″W
Dimensions
Area	16,000 km2 (6,200 sq mi)
Geography
Serranía del San Lucas
Country	Colombia
Department	Antioquia and Bolivar

It is a 'forest reserve' that has been recommended for protection,^[2] but has been opened to mining by the Colombian government,^[3] as the mountains have large deposits of gold, emeralds, nickel and mercury.^[4] AngloGold Ashanti has been exploring in the area since 2004, causing tensions with local small-scale miners.^[5]

The ELN guerrilla group enforced forest protection in the area in the early 2000s, apparently to protect local hydrology.^[6] The area is still subject to fighting between drug cartels, FARC, ELN, the Black Eagles and the Colombian army.^[5]