Los Estoraques Unique Natural Area

Área Natural Única Los Estoraques
Área Natural Única Los Estoraques
Los Estoraques Unique Natural Area
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
	Eroded rock columns that make up the area, found 200 meters from La Playa de Belén
Nearest city	Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia
Coordinates	08°14′N 73°11′W / 8.233°N 73.183°W
Area	562 km2 (217 sq mi)
Established	24 August 1988
Governing body	SINAP

The Los Estoraques Unique Natural Area (Spanish: Área Natural Única Los Estoraques) is one of the smaller national parks, covering only 6 km² (2.3 sq mi), located in the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia in the Norte de Santander Department. The landscape is shaped by large brownstone pedestals and columns formed by thousands of years of erosion.^[1] The area is part of the Catatumbo River basin and elevation range from 1,450 to 1,900 meters above mean sea level. It was declared an Área Natural Única (Unique Natural Area) in 1998.^[2]

^ "Área Natural Única Los Estoraques" (in Spanish). Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ Villegas & Sesana 2007, p. 285

[1] "Área Natural Única Los Estoraques" (in Spanish). Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

[Villegas285-2] Villegas & Sesana 2007, p. 285

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