History

History of Santuario Santa Fe

Santuario Santa Fe (SSF) is a 14 hectare forest and farm located in Quindio Colombia. The story of SSF begins around 70 years ago with a cattle farm named Hacienda Santa Fe, the childhood home of now retired Professor Cristina Velez. As an adult, Cristina became a botany professor at the Universidad del Quindio, took over management of the family farm, and began the process of converting much of the cleared farm land back to forest. The farm now has 50% forest coverage (moving towards 75% coverage) and is home to a wide variety of native wildlife.