Colombia Natural ParksThe expansive diversity of Colombia and the beauty of its 51 natural parks are vividly presented in this collection of more than 700 photographs. From the Vía Parque Isla de Salamanca to the Old Providence McBean Lagoon, images of each park's landscape are accompanied by informative text, charts, and maps. |
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Contents
Foreword Benjamín Villegas | 4 |
Prologue Juan Lozano Ramírez Minister of the Environment Housing and Territorial Development | 8 |
Introduction Julia Miranda Londoño General Director National Natural Parks of Colombia | 25 |
Location of Parks in Colombia | 37 |
Bioclimatic Levels by Altitude | 38 |
CARIBBEAN REGION | 40 |
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park | 45 |
Tairona National Natural Park | 55 |
Catatumbo Barí National Natural Park | 119 |
Cueva de los Guácharos National Natural Park | 125 |
Puracé National Natural Park | 133 |
Munchique National Natural Park | 143 |
Nevado del Huila National Natural Park | 149 |
Cordillera de Los Picachos National Natural Park | 157 |
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 163 |
Las Hermosas National Natural Park | 169 |
Macuira National Natural Park | 63 |
Salamanca Island Road Park | 69 |
Corales del Rosario and San Bernardo National Natural Park | 75 |
Old Providence McBean Lagoon National Natural Park | 83 |
Los Flamencos Flora and Fauna Sanctuary | 91 |
Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta Flora and Fauna Sanctuary | 99 |
Los Colorados Flora and Fauna Sanctuary | 105 |
El Corchal El Mono Hernández Flora and Fauna Sanctuary | 109 |
ANDEAN REGION | 114 |
Sumapaz National Natural Park | 175 |
Chingaza National Natural Park | 183 |
Los Nevados National Natural Park | 191 |
Pisba National Natural Park | 203 |
El Cocuy National Natural Park | 209 |
to the National Natural Parks | 427 |
Bibliography | 437 |
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Amazon Andean forest area's biomes bird species Bogotá Boundary State Boundary Caquetá CARIBBEAN SEA Cauca Cloud Forests Colombia declared a National Department ecosystems ECUADOR ECUADOR CARIBBEAN SEA El Tuparro elevations endangered endemic species epiphytes Fauna Sanctuary fish flora and fauna Gorgona grow Guayabero River hectares Huila Humid important inhabitants Inírida River Intervened Rural Areas island jungle lakes live Low Dense Forest Macarena Magdalena Magdalena River Malpelo mammals mangrove marine Medium Dense Forest Montane mountain range Municipal Center River National Natural Park National Park Boundary Natural Park Location Nevada de Santa Nevado Non-Differentiated Intervened Rural Nukak Orinoco palm PANAMA PACIFIC OCEAN Paramillo paramo park's Parque PERU Pisba plant protected area rainfall region Remaining Original Ecosystems River basin Santa Marta Sierra Nevada SPNC streams Sub-Andean Tairona tapir temperature Tinigua tropical rain forest turtle Upper Andean Upper detail Utría vegetation VENEZUELA western slope