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Parks and nature reserves

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1,381 parks and reserves across 178 countries — from savannah safaris to protected reefs.

1,381protected areas2,219documented species376World Heritage Sites

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Area (km²)80 – 5,177

23 parks and reserves found

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Tayrona
National Park

Tayrona

Colombia

102 species

Howler Monkey · Green Iguana · Toucan

Diciembre a marzo

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Sierra Gorda
Biosphere Reserve

Sierra Gorda

Mexico

66 species

Jaguar · black bear · military macaw

Noviembre a abril

See park
Puracé
National Park

Puracé

Colombia

24 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Diciembre a marzo

See park
HuascaránUNESCO
National Park

Huascarán

Peru

23 species

Puma · spectacled bear · Andean condor

Mayo a octubre

See park
Sajama
National Park

Sajama

Bolivia

23 species

Vicuña · puma · vizcacha

See park
SangayUNESCO
National Park

Sangay

Ecuador

22 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · Andean condor

Junio a septiembre

See park
UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
Most popular
Banc d'ArguinUNESCO
National Park

Banc d'Arguin

Mauritania

61 speciesSee park
TikalUNESCO
National Park

Tikal

Guatemala

61 speciesSee park
CalakmulUNESCO
Biosphere Reserve

Calakmul

Mexico

60 speciesSee park
Los Haitises
National Park

Los Haitises

Dominican Republic

16 speciesSee park
Guadalupe Island
Biosphere Reserve

Guadalupe Island

Mexico

16 speciesSee park

About these parks

National parks, nature reserves and other protected areas, each linked to the species documented in it. A park profile gives its location, protection status and ecosystems and the wildlife recorded there, so you can choose a destination by the animals you want to see, or go from an animal to the parks where it lives. Where each piece of data comes from is explained in how we build our profiles.

Río AbiseoUNESCO
National Park

Río Abiseo

Peru

21 species

Yellow-tailed woolly monkey (rediscovered in 1974 after being thought extinct)

Mayo a octubre

See park
Farallones de Cali
National Park

Farallones de Cali

Colombia

21 species

Spectacled bear · Andean cock-of-the-rock

Diciembre a marzo

See park
Cayambe Coca
National Park

Cayambe Coca

Ecuador

21 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Junio a septiembre

See park
Podocarpus
National Park

Podocarpus

Ecuador

21 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · Andean cock-of-the-rock

Junio a septiembre

See park
Llanganates
National Park

Llanganates

Ecuador

20 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Junio a septiembre

See park
Los Nevados
National Park

Los Nevados

Colombia

20 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Diciembre a marzo

See park
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
National Park

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Colombia

20 species

Spectacled bear · mountain tapir · jaguar

Diciembre a marzo

See park
El Cajas
National Park

El Cajas

Ecuador

18 species

Puma · Andean white-tailed deer

Junio a septiembre

See park
El Cocuy
National Park

El Cocuy

Colombia

18 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear · mountain tapir

Diciembre a marzo

See park
Sierra Nevada de Mérida
National Park

Sierra Nevada de Mérida

Venezuela

18 species

Andean condor · spectacled bear

See park
Torotoro
National Park

Torotoro

Bolivia

16 species

Andean condor · Bolivian night monkey

See park
Antisana
Ecological Reserve

Antisana

Ecuador

16 species

Andean condor · Andean wild horse

Junio a septiembre

See park
Cotopaxi
National Park

Cotopaxi

Ecuador

16 species

Wild horse · Andean condor · Andean fox

Junio a septiembre

See park
Henri Pittier
National Park

Henri Pittier

Venezuela

15 species

More than 580 bird species recorded (a record per unit area in the Western Hemisphere)

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Cutervo
National Park

Cutervo

Peru

12 species

Oilbird (a nocturnal bird with echolocation) · spectacled bear

Mayo a octubre

See park
National Park

Cumbres de Monterrey

Mexico

71 species

Black bear · puma · military macaw

Noviembre a abril

See park
UNESCO
World Heritage Site (Mixed)

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Peru

11 species

Andean Bear · Andean Cock-of-the-rock · Marvelous Spatuletail

Mayo a octubre

See park