In the field of geography, a type of environment is defined as páramo which is characterized by presenting a mountainous intertropical climate, where most of the plants are shrubs. In general, this type of area is located at a height that exceeds 2500 meters above sea level and can reach up to 5000 meters above sea, another characteristic of the moors is the absence of plants because they are environments practically desert. Regarding the term, it derives from the Latin word "paramu" which refers to flat areas of little fertility.
Geographically the structure of the páramo presents several strata with table shapes, its soil is generally abundant in sedimentary rocks composed mostly of calcium carbonate, said soil also has very little vegetation, being the bushes the most common. Meanwhile the weather has great thermal oscillation, with few water sources and variable winds, besides it in time or winter rain is very common to be observed in the landscape fog. It should be noted that the moors can be of three different types, they will be classified depending on the height and the temperature they present.
The first of the types is the common páramo which has an average temperature of 5 degrees, with a type of flora where there is a predominance of different herbs. In the background is the sub-páramo, where it is possible to locate small shrubs and trees with an average temperature of 10 degrees Lastly is the super páramo, which can also be called alpine tundra, it is characterized by having abundance of small shrubs, moss and grasslands in addition to its abundant lagoons with plants in them.
The páramo can be located in the areas that are in the tropics. The most renowned moors in the world are the Andean Páramo which extends from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador to Peru. Other important moors are the montane moorland in Ethiopia and the Páramo de Nueva Guinea.
