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Columbia National Wildlife Refuge. / 46.8512489; -119.5366966. Columbia National Wildlife Refuge is a scenic mixture of rugged cliffs, canyons, lakes, and sagebrush grasslands. Formed by fire, ice, floods, and volcanic tempest, carved by periods of extreme violence of natural forces, the refuge lies in the middle of the Drumheller Channeled ...
Area. 7.682 ha (76,820 m 2) Established. 1977. Governing body. SINAP. Los Flamencos Sanctuary ( Spanish: Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos) has been a designated wildlife sanctuary since 1977. It is located in the Guajira Peninsula of Colombia 's Caribbean Region. Its main attraction is the American flamingoes, and their nests that can ...
The biodiversity of Colombia is the variety of indigenous organisms in the country with the second-highest biodiversity in the world. [ 1] As of 2021, around 63,000 species are registered in Colombia, of which 14% are endemic. The country occupies worldwide the first position in number of orchids, birds and butterflies, second position in ...
National Natural Park System. The National Natural Park System is divided into the following categories: [2] National Natural Parks ( Parque Natural Nacional - PNN): 43. Fauna and Flora Sanctuaries ( Sanctuario de Flora y Fauna - SFF): 12. National Natural Reserves ( Reserva Natural Nacional - RNN): 2.
The Utría National Natural Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Ensenada de Utría) is a national park in the Chocó Department, Colombia. It contains diverse flora and fauna in a lush, mountainous rainforest environment with some of the highest rainfall in the world, at up to 10,000 millimetres (390 in) annually.
Located in the southern part of British Columbia, Columbia National Wildlife Area was established to protect its wetlands and as a temporary home for migratory birds travelling to South America. The National Wildlife Area (NWA) is divided into four unit areas: Wilmer, Spillimacheen, Brisco and Harrogate, which are home to many diverse species ...
The Zenú or Sinú is a pre-Columbian culture in Colombia, whose ancestral territory comprises the valleys of the Sinú and San Jorge rivers as well as the coast of the Caribbean around the Gulf of Morrosquillo. These lands lie within the departments of Córdoba and Sucre . The Zenú civilization peaked from about 200 BCE to about 1600 CE ...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Colombia accepted the convention on 24 May 1983, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list ...