Sumapaz National Natural Park

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Sumapaz National Natural Park is a protected high-Andean area in Colombia renowned for containing one of the world’s largest páramo ecosystems, crucial for biodiversity conservation and water regulation.

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Sumapaz National Natural Park canonical 5
Sumapaz National Park 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
páramo ecosystem ⓘ
climate cold high-mountain climate ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area under Colombian law ⓘ
contains glacial valleys ⓘ
lakes and lagoons ⓘ
peat bogs ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
ecosystemType Andean forest ⓘ
high-Andean grassland ⓘ
páramo ⓘ
elevation approximately 3,500 to over 4,000 metres above sea level ⓘ
establishedFor conservation of Andean biodiversity ⓘ
protection of páramo ecosystems ⓘ
protection of water resources ⓘ
fauna Andean condor ⓘ
high-Andean birds ⓘ
spectacled bear ⓘ
various endemic amphibians ⓘ
white-tailed deer ⓘ
flora Espeletia (frailejón) species ⓘ
Polylepis shrubs and trees ⓘ
high-Andean grasses ⓘ
governingBody Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia ⓘ
hydrologicalImportance major water source for Bogotá region ⓘ
regulation of water flow to Orinoco basin ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor being one of the world’s largest páramo ecosystems ⓘ
biodiversity conservation ⓘ
water regulation services ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Cundinamarca Department ⓘ
linked to: Cundinamarca region

Huila Department ⓘ
Meta Department ⓘ
nearestCity Bogotá ⓘ
partOf National Natural Parks System of Colombia ⓘ
region high-Andean region of central Colombia ⓘ
threat agricultural expansion in surrounding areas ⓘ
climate change impacts on páramo ⓘ
illegal mining activities ⓘ
livestock grazing pressure ⓘ
toponymMeaning Sumapaz means “absolute peace” or “great peace” in Spanish usage ⓘ
tourismActivity birdwatching ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sumapaz region → hasProtectedAreaNearby → Sumapaz National Natural Park ⓘ
Cordillera Oriental → containsNationalPark → Sumapaz National Natural Park ⓘ
Sumapaz Province → hasProtectedArea → Sumapaz National Natural Park ⓘ
Sumapaz Massif → hasPart → Sumapaz National Park ⓘ
linked to: Sumapaz National Natural Park
Sumapaz páramo → partOf → Sumapaz National Natural Park ⓘ
Cabrera → near → Sumapaz National Natural Park ⓘ
Arbeláez → locatedNear → Sumapaz National Park ⓘ
linked to: Sumapaz National Natural Park