THE MOST POPULAR NATIONAL PARKS IN COLOMBIA

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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 Time: 1:54 PM
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Colombia is full of a number of fantastic and enjoyable national parks. Some are on the coastal region, some in the mountainous region called the Andina, in which the Cerro Occidental, the Cerro Central and the Cerro Oriental run from the Caribbean to the border with Ecuador, and some are at the tropical regions of the Selvas region.

If you want to explore all of them you are able to arrange a tour, stay at the wonderful hotels in Colombia and also have a lot of fun

Here’s a short list of a few of the most charming national parks in Colombia:

1. Amacayacú National Park

The park is situated in the Department of Amazonas and covers 11.000 square miles. There is a visitor’s center with typical Colombia hotels, a museum, an auditorium, as well as a research center. There are four platforms in the rain forest to look at flora and fauna, with refuges in which to reside overnight. It was established in 1975.

2. Los Katios National Park

Los Katíos is located in north-west Colombia in the north of the Department of Chocó between the frontier with Panama and the west bank of the river Atrato. It also involves the swamps of Tumaradó to the east of this river and land between the Cacarica, Perancho and Peye rivers. Los Katíos forms a transfrontier protected area with Panama's Darién National Park and World Heritage Site. The Park presents Darién hills and swampy plateau, subtropical rain forest, tapir, otter, and jaguar Natural World Heritage Site.

3. Isla Gorgona National Park

Established in 1983-84, this national park covers an area of 190 Sq. Miles. The Park includes the Mountainous (volcanic) Gorgona and Goronilla islands; coral reefs; rain forest Named by Francisco Pizarro. You'll find also numerous varieties of snakes observed on the island.

4. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Established in 1964 the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta national park involves, Mountain massif close to the Caribbean seacoast; arid foothills, lowland tropical forest, cloud forest, and glaciers; deer, puma, jaguar, and anteater.

5. Utría

Covering an place of 210 Sq. miles, the Utria National part was established in 1987. The park area incorporates, Mangrove swamps, estuaries, coral reefs and tropical rain forest

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There are so many not so popular tourist attractions, but they will stay forever in your mind when you once visit them.

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