Editing Ceroxylon quindiuense (section)

===General information ===
We have chosen the Palma de Cera, also known as Wax Palm, as the tree
for our project.
Our school is on the outskirts of Medellin, in a beautiful country
setting. Medellin is Colombia's second largest city and is the capital of
Antioquia, one of the most populated departments.Medellin lies cradled
high up in the Andes in an oval-shaped bowl at an altitude of 1550 - 1800m
above sea level.Our average temperature is 24C and this has
contributed to its being called "The City of Eternal Spring". There are
about 3 million people living here, many of them high up the slopes of the
There are more than 3000 species of palms. Most of them grow in the
tropics. They like the hot climate. However, some, like the Wax Palm, grow
at higher altitudes, where the temperature is much cooler.
The Wax Palm is the highest palm tree in the world and can reach a
height of up to 70m. It has several unequaled characteristics.
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This tree prefers secluded areas, far from people and animals.
Exclusive to the Andes of Colombia, it grows mainly in the central
mountain range of the Departamentos del Quindio, Tolima, and Valle de
Cauca. The Valle de Cocora is known as the Cradle of the Wax Palm. This
area has become a great tourist attraction.The Wax Palm thrives best
in the Cloud Forest, at an altitude of 3150-4000m. There it grows above
the canopy. At a lower altitude (1500m and up) it is smaller in
circumference and does not reach the same height.