Although it's apt to be imagined that Venezuela has a Kind of flat continental nature represented by big delta formed by Orinoco river or Guayanes Shield, it has a steep mountains like “Cordillera de Los Andes” formed from geosyncline in Caribe Sea. This mountainous area called Los Andes District has been developed on land use point of view, because of its good climate ahd location.
However, since this “cordillera” has been crashed by tectonic activities; it has erodability with land abuse and susceptibility of sediment disaster.
In this situation, erosin control works i. e. Sabo Works are needed in this area.
Sabo itself and its background in Los Andes District is glanced here in this paper.
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