This portion includes a short run through the "llanos", or Venezuelan savannahs. The traditional image of the Venezuelan llanos swarming with caudillos like Boves exaggerates the situation. To the south, savannah (tropical grassland) vegetation covers the Colombian portion of the llanos. The skins were traded with the lowland peoples of the tropical Llanos Orientales. To the south is an extension of the Venezuelan grasslands, the Llanos. The department is located on the eastern plains of Colombia known colloquially as the "Llanos". This stork may be especially vulnerable in the llanos of Venezuela. It has much in common with the music of the Venezuelan Llanos. Some males in the Venezuelan Llanos have been reported to grow to up to . Quite a number of black slaves also worked in the "haciendas" of the grassy llanos. This particular type of music is also popular in Venezuela due to the shared llanos. Gaviotas is an ecovillage located in the llanos of the Colombian department of Vichada. University of the Llanos is a public university located Villavicencio. Subsequently, an airfield was built at Llanos de Guacimeta.