Sumapaz páramo

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high-altitude wetland protected area páramo ecosystem

Sumapaz páramo is the world’s largest páramo ecosystem, a high-altitude Andean moorland in central Colombia known for its unique biodiversity and crucial role in regional water regulation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sumapaz páramo canonical 3
Sumapaz Páramo 2
páramo de Sumapaz 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high-altitude wetland ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
páramo ecosystem ⓘ
administrativeRegion Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cundinamarca Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huila Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meta Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
biome páramo ⓘ
tropical alpine grassland ⓘ
climate cold ⓘ
humid ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
ecologicalImportance biodiversity conservation ⓘ
carbon storage in peat soils ⓘ
ecosystemType high-altitude Andean moorland ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 3,200–4,300 metres above sea level ⓘ
fauna Andean bear (spectacled bear) ⓘ
Andean condor NERFINISHED ⓘ
various endemic bird species ⓘ
white-tailed deer ⓘ
flora cushion plants ⓘ
frailejones (Espeletia spp.) ⓘ
páramo grasses ⓘ
hydrologicalFunction natural water reservoir ⓘ
regulation of river flows ⓘ
knownFor crucial role in regional water regulation ⓘ
extensive peat bogs and wetlands ⓘ
frailejón plant communities ⓘ
unique biodiversity ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
central Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCity Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Sumapaz National Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectedBy Colombian National Natural Parks System NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesWaterTo Bogotá metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrounding municipalities in Cundinamarca ⓘ
regionType rural high-mountain region ⓘ
researchUse site for high-Andean ecological and climate studies ⓘ
superlative world’s largest páramo ecosystem ⓘ
threat agricultural expansion ⓘ
burning of vegetation ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ
mining pressure ⓘ
toponymMeaning “Sumapaz” is often interpreted as “absolute peace” or “great peace” in Spanish usage NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismType ecotourism destination ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Altiplano Cundiboyacense → hasProtectedArea → Sumapaz páramo ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes → contains → Sumapaz páramo ⓘ
Sumapaz region → adjacentTo → Sumapaz páramo ⓘ
Sumapaz Province → contains → Sumapaz páramo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sumapaz Páramo
Río Sumapaz → sourceLocation → Sumapaz páramo ⓘ
this entity surface form: páramo de Sumapaz
Río Sumapaz → locatedInProtectedArea → Sumapaz páramo ⓘ
this entity surface form: páramo de Sumapaz
Pasca → geographicalFeatureNearby → Sumapaz páramo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sumapaz Páramo