Podocarpus National Park

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Podocarpus National Park is a biodiverse protected area in southern Ecuador’s Andes, renowned for its cloud forests, high endemism, and rich birdlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biosphere of high biodiversity
national park
protected area
area approximately 1460 square kilometres
containsTaxon Andean cock-of-the-rock
Podocarpus
surface form: Podocarpus oleifolius

Podocarpus
surface form: Podocarpus sprucei

bromeliads
ferns
glass frogs
hummingbirds
mountain tapir
orchids
quetzal
spectacled bear
tanagers
continent South America
country Ecuador
elevationRange from about 900 metres to over 3600 metres above sea level
established 1982
governingBody Ministry of Environment of Ecuador
hasCharacteristic high amphibian diversity
high endemism
high plant diversity
high rainfall
rich birdlife
hasClimate humid tropical montane
hasEcosystemType cloud forest
montane forest
páramo
subtropical rainforest
hasEntranceLocality Loja
Vilcabamba
Zamora
hasHydrologicalFeature headwaters of several Amazon tributaries
IUCNCategory II
locatedIn Andes
southern Ecuador
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Loja Province
Zamora-Chinchipe Province
namedAfter Podocarpus genus
partOf Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas del Ecuador
surface form: National System of Protected Areas of Ecuador

Andes biodiversity hotspots
surface form: Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspot
recognizedFor exceptional biodiversity
high level of species endemism
tourismActivity birdwatching
hiking
nature photography

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Zamora-Chinchipe Province contains Podocarpus National Park
Zamora-Chinchipe Province hasProtectedArea Podocarpus National Park
Loja nearProtectedArea Podocarpus National Park
Zamora Canton hasProtectedAreaNearby Podocarpus National Park
Loja Province contains Podocarpus National Park
this entity surface form: Podocarpus National Park (part)
Loja Province hasProtectedArea Podocarpus National Park
this entity surface form: Podocarpus National Park (part)
Nangaritza Canton hasProtectedAreaNearby Podocarpus National Park
Amazonía Ecuatoriana hasProtectedArea Podocarpus National Park
this entity surface form: Parque Nacional Podocarpus