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Colombia's National Parks

Name Protected
Status In
National Park
Created
Sq Miles
Sq Km
Location Description
Amacayacú   1975 1,1312,930 Map Hills, plains, and swamps of the Amazon; tropical rain forest; jaguar, monkey and otter
Cahuinarí   1987 2,222 5,755 Map Amazon region
Cali Headlands 1962 1968 579 1,500   High mountain group near the Pacific Ocean; subtropical forest; bear
Catatumbo-Bari   1989 610

1,581

Map  
Chingaza 1968 1977/78 195

504

Map Cordillera Oriental; tropical montane forest; bear, deer, coati, and monkey
Chiribiquete   1989 4,942

12,800

Map Mountain range
Corales del Rosario   1977 75

195

Map Coral reef in the Caribbean Sea; mangroves on Barú Island; marine life
Cordillera Los Picachos   1977 1,695

4,390

Map Mountain divide between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers; humid subtropical forest; tapir and condor
Cueva de los Guácharos       Map  
El Cocuy   1977 1,181

3,060

Map Cordillera Oriental; subtropical forest; coati, bear, and wildcat
El Tuparro   1970 2,116

5,480

Map Savanna along the Orinoco River; woodland and swamp; jaguar, tapir, and otter
Gorgona Island   1983/84 190

492

Map Mountainous (volcanic) Gorgona and Goronilla islands; coral reefs; rain forest Named by Francisco Pizarro for the many snakes found on the island
La Paya   1984 1,629

4,220

Map Stretch along the Putumayo River between Puerto Asís and Puerto Leguízamo
Las Hermosas   1977 483

1,250

Map Rugged mountains with small lakes; palm and fir forest; tapir, bear, and deer
Las Orquídeas   1973/77 124

320

Map Cordillera Occidental with rivers and steep gorges; mountain rain forest; birdlife
Los Katios Yes 1973 278

720

Map Darién hills and swampy plateau; subtropical rain forest; tapir, otter, and jaguar Natural World Heritage Site
Los Nevados 1959 1973 225

583

Map Snow-capped volcanic peaks of the central Andes; palm forest; bear, tapir, and deer
Macuira   1977 483

1,250

  Mountainous peninsula in the Caribbean Sea; dry montane and cloud forests; monkey
Munchique   1977 171

444

Map Cordillera Occidental; mountain and tropical rain forest; deer and puma
Nevado del Huila   1977 610

1,580

Map Active volcano and high barren plain; cloud forest; tapir, deer, bear, and monkey
Paramillo   1977 1,776

4,600

Map Mountainous region including the Paramillo massif; humid subtropical forest; tapir
Pisba   1977 174

450

Map Cordillera Oriental; mixed forest; bear and deer
Puracé 1961 1968 320

830

Map Almaguer Massif of the Andes; active volcano; forest and grassland; bear and deer
Salamanca Island 1964 1977 81

210

Map Island with mangrove swamps in the Magdalena River estuary; crocodile and manatee
Sanquianga   1977 309

800

Map Island and adjacent Pacific shore; hills, mangrove swamp, and sandy beaches
Sierra de la Macarena 1948 1971/89 2,432

6,300

Map Isolated mountain range; gorges and rock domes; tropical forest; deer, bear, and tapir
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta   1964 1,479

3,830

Map Mountain massif near the Caribbean seacoast; arid foothills, lowland tropical forest, cloud forest, and glaciers; deer, puma, jaguar and anteater
Sumapaz 1068 1977 595

1,540

Map Mountain massif, high barren plain, and cloud forest; tapir, bear, and condor
Tamá   1977 185

480

  Undulating terrain; humid forest; bear, monkey, and otter
Tatamá   1987 210

543

Map  
Tayrona or Tairona   1964 58

150

Map Caribbean beaches, coastal woodlands, foothills, and cloud forest; monkey and deer
Tinigua   1989 779

2,018

   
Utría   1987 210

543

Map Mangrove swamps, estuaries, coral reefs and tropical rain forest

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