Choco

The climate of the Chocó jungle is one of the rainiest in the world. The high rainfall, the tropical condition and its isolation (separation of the Amazon basin by the Andes Mountains) have contributed to make the Chocó biogeographic region one of the most diverse on the planet with: 9,000 species of vascular plants, 200 species of mammals, 600 species of birds, 100 species of reptiles, 120 species of amphibians. There is a high level of endemism: approximately 25% of plant and animal species being native to the Chocó jungle.