Chingaza National Natural Park

Chingaza National Natural Park
Road in Chingaza National Park
Map showing the location of Chingaza National Natural Park
Map showing the location of Chingaza National Natural Park
LocationColombia
Coordinates4°28′N 73°44′W / 4.467°N 73.733°W / 4.467; -73.733
Area76,600 hectares (189,000 acres)
Established1977
Governing bodySINAP
Official nameSistema Lacustre de Chingaza
Designated25 June 2008
Reference no.1782[1]
Map of Chingaza National 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).[2] The park extends over the Cundinamarca municipalities La Calera, Fómeque, Guasca and San Juanito (Meta).

  1. ^ "Sistema Lacustre de Chingaza". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Website Chingaza Natural National Park - accessed 06-05-2016

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