Los Katíos National Park

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UNESCO World Heritage Site national park protected area

Los Katíos National Park is a biodiverse protected area in northwestern Colombia, renowned for its tropical rainforests, wetlands, and exceptional species richness within the Darién region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area approximately 72,000 hectares ⓘ
approximately 720 square kilometers ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall over 2,000 millimeters ⓘ
biodiversityStatus exceptional species richness ⓘ
biogeographicalImportance bridge between North America and South America ⓘ
borderWith Panama ⓘ
climate humid tropical ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
ecosystemType flooded forests ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
established 1973 ⓘ
governingBody National Natural Parks System of Colombia ⓘ
surface form: Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
hasFauna Baird's tapir ⓘ
giant anteater ⓘ
harpy eagle ⓘ
jaguar ⓘ
many endemic bird species ⓘ
hasFlora tropical humid forest species ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature hills ⓘ
lowland plains ⓘ
mountain slopes ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasRiver Atrato River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tuyra River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWetland Ciénaga de Tumaradó ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
locatedIn Antioquia Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chocó Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Darién Province ⓘ
surface form: Darién region

Northwestern Colombia ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Colombia
partOf Darién Gap ⓘ
surface form: Darien Gap

Chocó–Darién moist forests ⓘ
surface form: Tumbes–Chocó–Magdalena biodiversity hotspot
threat deforestation in surrounding areas ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageEndangeredListStatus was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2009 ⓘ
was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2015 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1994 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Latin America ⓘ
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 711 ⓘ

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Colombia → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Los Katíos National Park ⓘ
Chocó Department → hasProtectedArea → Los Katíos National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Los Katíos National Natural Park