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MixedRef. 1174

Chiribiquete National Park

Mixed World Heritage property in Colombia, inscribed in 2018 under criteria (iii), (ix), (x).

Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia
Photo: Carlos Castaño Uribe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Colombia
Year of inscription
2018
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiiixx
Area of property
27,634 km²
Location
Caquetá Department, Guaviare Department
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1989
Elevation
189 m
Mountain range
Serranía de Chiribiquete
Reference
WHC 1174 · Wikidata Q2603196

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

San Agustin archeological park, Colombia410 kmSan Agustin archeological parkColombia · 1995CulturalTierradentro, Colombia415 kmTierradentroColombia · 1995CulturalHistoric Center of Quito, Ecuador643 kmHistoric Center of QuitoEcuador · 1978CulturalSangay National Park, Ecuador676 kmSangay National ParkEcuador · 1983NaturalHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, Ecuador797 kmHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaEcuador · 1999Cultural925 kmLos Katíos National ParkColombia · 1994Natural
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