Farallones de Cali
One of the most bird-diverse parks in Colombia, at the gates of the city of Cali
Area
2,000 km²
Declared in
1968
Region
Andes (Valle del Cauca)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Polar / frío, Montañoso
Best time
December to March
Highlight
One of the most bird-diverse parks in Colombia, at the gates of the city of Cali
Declared in 1968, Los Farallones de Cali rises directly above the city of Cali, offering one of the few cases in South America of a national park with a high diversity of Andean birds and mammals reachable in a short time from a metropolitan area of more than two million people.
Location
See on the interactive map21 species documented in Farallones de Cali
At conservation risk:Oso de anteojos,Águila poma,Guacamayo militar,Loro orejiamarillo,Oncilla,Paují copete de piedra,Pudú del norte,Tapir andino
Endemic to Colombia:Loro orejiamarillo
VulnerableOso de anteojos
Tremarctos ornatus
Not EvaluatedBoa constrictora
Boa constrictor
Least ConcernGallito de las rocas andino
Rupicola peruvianus
Least ConcernMono aullador rojo
Alouatta seniculus
Least ConcernOcelote
Leopardus pardalis
Least ConcernPuma
Puma concolor
Near ThreatenedCoatí andino
Nasua olivacea
Águila poma
Spizaetus isidori
Colibrí gigante
Patagona gigas
Colibrí picoespada
Ensifera ensifera
Conejo de páramo
Sylvilagus brasiliensis
Guacamayo militar
Ara militaris
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Colombia, where Farallones de Cali lies.
Experiences in this park
Wildlife you can see now
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EndangeredAmazon River Dolphin
Inia geoffrensis
Ahora es buena época: Mejor época para avistar delfines rosados del Amazonas (Junio a noviembre (estación de aguas bajas))
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