
Colombia's largest national park and the largest rainforest national park in the world; over 70,000 rock paintings up to 20,000 years old
Area
28,429 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1989
Declared in 1989 and extended repeatedly up to 2018, Chiribiquete is the largest national park in Colombia and the largest rainforest national park in the world. Its isolated sandstone table mountains — tepuis of the Guiana Shield — hold over 70,000 rock paintings across hundreds of rock faces, some as much as 20,000 years old, depicting jaguars, hunting rituals and human figures, which earned it a mixed UNESCO World Heritage listing in 2018, natural and cultural at once. It is the land of indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and its interior remains closed even to scientific fieldwork.
Ecosystems found in Colombia, where Chiribiquete lies.
What is worth looking out for this month in Colombia?
Now is a good time: Humpback whales on the Colombian Pacific coast (July to October (best sea conditions from late July to September))
Now is a good time: Best time to see Amazon river dolphins (June to November (low-water season))
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Colombia
Same country: Colombia
Same country: Colombia
Same country: Colombia
Based on what we already know about this park.
Region
Amazonia (Guaviare/Caquetá)
Climate
Tropical, Arid / desert, Polar / cold, Mountain
Best season
December to March
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