Chingaza National Natural Park
Chingaza National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Chingaza) is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, northeast of Bogotá, Colombia in the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta. The elevation in the park, to the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, ranges from 800 metres (2,600 ft) to 4,020 metres (13,190 ft), and the temperature ranges from 4 to 21.5 °C (39.2 to 70.7 °F). The park extends over the Cundinamarca municipalities La Calera, Fómeque, Guasca and San Juanito (Meta).
| Chingaza National Natural Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Road in Chingaza National Park | |
| Location | Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4°28′N 73°44′W |
| Area | 76,600 hectares (189,000 acres) |
| Established | 1977 |
| Governing body | SINAP |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Sistema Lacustre de Chingaza |
| Designated | 25 June 2008 |
| Reference no. | 1782 |
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