Parque Nacional Natural Sumapaz
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Parque Nacional Natural Sumapaz is a Colombian national park renowned for protecting one of the world’s largest páramo ecosystems, a high-altitude Andean moorland crucial for regional water regulation and biodiversity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parque Nacional Natural Sumapaz canonical | 1 |
| Páramo de Sumapaz | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ páramo ecosystem ⓘ |
| biome | páramo ⓘ |
| climate |
cold
ⓘ
humid ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
high‑altitude Andean moorland
ⓘ
páramo ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 3,200–4,300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| etymology | name "Sumapaz" is traditionally associated with the idea of "great peace" or "absolute peace" ⓘ |
| fauna |
Andean bear
ⓘ
Andean condor ⓘ tapir ⓘ various endemic amphibians ⓘ white‑tailed deer ⓘ |
| highestPoint | approximately 4,300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hydrologicalImportance | headwaters of rivers supplying Bogotá and surrounding regions ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the world’s largest páramo ecosystems
ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ water regulation for central Colombia ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cordillera Oriental ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Bogotá
ⓘ
Cundinamarca region ⓘ
surface form:
Cundinamarca Department
Huila Department ⓘ Meta Department ⓘ |
| managingOrganization |
National Natural Parks System of Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
|
| nearbyCity | Bogotá ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Natural Parks System of Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Sistema de Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
|
| primaryFunction |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
protection of water sources ⓘ |
| protectedFor |
conservation of high‑Andean páramo habitats
ⓘ
protection of endemic and threatened species ⓘ regulation of regional hydrological cycles ⓘ |
| region | central Colombia ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
burning of páramo vegetation ⓘ climate change ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| vegetation |
frailejones (Espeletia spp.)
ⓘ
high‑Andean shrubs ⓘ páramo grasses ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Páramo de Sumapaz