Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Park

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Andean ecosystem national park protected area

Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Park is a high Andean protected area in northeastern Colombia known for its snow-capped peaks, glaciers, páramo ecosystems, and diverse high-mountain wildlife.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy 1
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Natural Park 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean ecosystem ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
access regulated access due to conservation concerns ⓘ
biome montane forest biome ⓘ
páramo biome ⓘ
climate cold high-mountain climate ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
ecosystemType glacial ⓘ
high Andean forest ⓘ
páramo ⓘ
elevation high Andean elevations ⓘ
hasFeature alpine tundra-like landscapes ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
high-mountain lakes ⓘ
páramo ecosystems ⓘ
rocky ridges ⓘ
snow-capped peaks ⓘ
hasHydrology glacial meltwater streams ⓘ
high-altitude lagoons ⓘ
hasVegetation frailejones ⓘ
high-Andean shrubs ⓘ
páramo grasses ⓘ
hasWildlife Andean mammals ⓘ
high-mountain birds ⓘ
specialized páramo flora ⓘ
humanUse controlled tourism ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
importance biodiversity conservation ⓘ
climate regulation at regional scale ⓘ
water regulation for downstream areas ⓘ
knownFor high Andean landscapes ⓘ
high-mountain biodiversity ⓘ
mountaineering opportunities ⓘ
trekking routes ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ
northeastern Colombia ⓘ
partOf National Natural Parks System of Colombia ⓘ
surface form: Colombian National Natural Parks System
region Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ
surface form: northeastern Andes of Colombia
terrain glacial valleys ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
steep mountains ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Eastern Cordillera of the Andes → contains → Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Natural Park
Colombia → hasNationalPark → Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Park ⓘ
Boyacá Department → hasProtectedArea → Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy