Chingaza National Natural Park | |
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Location | Colombia |
Coordinates | 4°33′N 73°42′W / 4.550°N 73.700°W |
Area | 766 km2 (296 sq mi) |
Established | 1977 |
Governing body | SINAP |
Official name | Sistema Lacustre de Chingaza |
Designated | 25 June 2008 |
Reference no. | 1782[1] |
Chingaza National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Chingaza) is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, northeast of Bogotá, Colombia in the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta. The elevation in the park, to the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, ranges from 800 to 4,020 metres (2,600 to 13,200 ft), and the temperature ranges from 4 to 21.5 °C (39 to 71 °F).[2] The park extends over the Cundinamarca municipalities La Calera, Fómeque, Guasca and San Juanito (Meta).