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La Unión
The locality is part of the Altiplano zone and is located in the highest part of the south of the San Nicolás Valley. The municipality has a complex mountain system, allowing it to have several thermal floors: of its total extension of 198 km², 136 km² comprise a cold climate (including the north, east, and south zones of the locality), and the remaining 62 km² (western area -El Guarango-) to a temperate climate. This allows for the cultivation of high Andean crops such as potatoes, uchuva, and lulo, to other temperate ones like coffee (to a lesser extent) and plantains. Another important geographic-geological feature is the maximum heights of 3050 m.a.s.l. at Cerro San Miguel (San Miguel Santa Cruz area) and 2737 m.a.s.l. at Morro Peñas (a prominence of the Antioquian batholith) located in the Vallejuelito-Peñas area (which is visible from much of the territory). The northern area is situated on a sedimentary plateau, rich in kaolin deposits; in contrast, the south is characterized by its rugged topography with volcanic soils, marking the beginning of the Sonsón Páramo system.
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Name: La Unión topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 2,410 m
Minimum elevation: 1,765 m
Maximum elevation: 2,801 m
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