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Chiribiquete, Colombia
National ParkUNESCO World Heritage

Chiribiquete

Amazonia (Guaviare/Caquetá)Designated in 198928,429 km²
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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.

Location

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Chiribiquete: 77 documented species

Mammals26Birds20Reptiles8Amphibians

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Colombia, where Chiribiquete lies.

Tropical rainforestSavannahMarine / coastal

Experiences in this park

Birdwatching

Wildlife you can see now

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))

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Region

Amazonia (Guaviare/Caquetá)

Climate

Tropical, Arid / desert, Polar / cold, Mountain

Best season

December to March

Plan your visit

Best season
December to March
Area
28,429 km²
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Cartilaginous fish1
Fish6
Arachnida3
Insecta6
Chilopoda1
Onychophora1

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Colombia · Amazonia (Guaviare/Caquetá)
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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

Los KatiosUNESCO
National Park

Los Katios

Colombia

Harpy eagle · jaguar

December to March

See park
Farallones de Cali
National Park

Farallones de Cali

Colombia

Spectacled bear · Andean cock-of-the-rock

December to March

See park
El Tuparro
National Park

El Tuparro

Colombia

Orinoco river dolphin · jaguar

December to March

See park
Purace
National Park

Purace

Colombia

Andean condor · spectacled bear

December to March

See park
CountryColombia

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