Which major crops are grown in Colombia’s cooler highlands?

Colombia’s diverse topography and vertical climate zones allow for the cultivation of a wide variety of crops. In the country's cooler highlands, particularly on the Nariño plateau and in the Cordillera Oriental, potatoes are a prominent crop.1

Additionally, wheat is grown on the margins of the páramos (high-altitude moorlands), and barley is also produced in the country's temperate and cooler zones. While corn (maize) is a traditional staple grown throughout much of the country, it is cultivated in the mountains as well, though it is generally not found in the high-altitude páramo zones.1