The department of Cauca has one of the most fascinating natural features in Colombia, the birth of the central and western mountain ranges of the country and the Cauca and Magdalena rivers, making it a territory with abundant water and agricultural wealth. Located in the southwest region of Colombia, Cauca borders the departments of Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Huila, Caquetá, Putumayo and Nariño, as well as the Pacific Ocean. This region has rainforests, basins and volcanoes, as well as natural parks and a diversity of crops.