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Chiribiquete National Park
Chiribiquete National Natural Park () is the largest national park in Colombia and the largest tropical rainforest national park in the world. It was established on 21 September 1989 and has been expanded twice, first in August 2013 and then in July 2018. The park occupies about and includes the SerranĂ­a de Chiribiquete mountains and the surrounding lowlands, which are covered by Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical moist forests, savannas and rivers. History Chiribiquete National Natural Park was established on 21 September 1989. The park was expanded from the previous to on 21 August 2013. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos announced that Chiribiquete National Park would be expanded by on 21 February 2018. The park was expanded to and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 July 2018. Rock art The region is incredibly biodiverse and hosts a diverse array of rock art. More than 600,000 traces of over 75,000 petroglyphs and pictographs ha ...
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