Chiribiquete National Natural Park

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Chiribiquete National Natural Park is a vast, remote Colombian protected area renowned for its tepui plateaus, exceptional biodiversity, and ancient rock art, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
protected area
accessPolicy highly restricted public access
area over 4,000,000 hectares
over 40,000 square kilometers
conservationStatus strictly protected area
contains indigenous sacred sites
prehistoric rock art panels
continent South America
country Colombia
countryAdministering Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
ecosystemType humid tropical forest
montane forest
savanna
established 1989
establishedBy Government of Colombia
surface form: Colombian government
fauna giant anteater
jaguar
macaws
primates
tapir
flora epiphytes
orchids
tropical hardwoods
governingBody National Natural Parks System of Colombia
National Natural Parks System of Colombia
surface form: Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
humanPresence very low permanent population
IUCNCategory II
knownFor archaeological rock paintings
cultural significance for indigenous peoples
exceptional biodiversity
high level of endemism
limited human access
remoteness
locatedIn Amazonas Department (Colombia)
surface form: Amazonas Department

Caquetá Department
Colombian Amazon region
surface form: Colombian Amazon

Guaviare Department
Guiana Shield
Meta Department, Colombia
surface form: Meta Department
notableFeature ancient rock art
rock shelters
sandstone massifs
savanna ecosystems
table-top mountains
tepui plateaus
tropical rainforest
waterfalls
partOf Amazon rainforest
Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin
rockArtEstimatedAge up to several thousand years
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
(ix)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignation mixed cultural and natural site
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionYear 2018
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2018
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean

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Colombian Amazon region hasProtectedArea Chiribiquete National Natural Park
Caquetá Department containsProtectedArea Chiribiquete National Natural Park
this entity surface form: Serranía de Chiribiquete National Natural Park
southern Colombia hasProtectedArea Chiribiquete National Natural Park
subject surface form: Southern Colombia
this entity surface form: Serranía de Chiribiquete National Natural Park