Tatamá National Natural Park

Tatamá National Natural Park
PNN Tatamá
IUCN category II (national park)
PNN Tatamá
Location	Colombia
Nearest city	Pueblo Rico
Coordinates	5°06′N 76°09′W / 5.10°N 76.15°W / 5.10; -76.15
Area	51,900 ha (200 sq mi)
Designation	National Natural Park
Established	1987
Administrator	SINAP
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Tatamá National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá or PNN Tatamá) is a national park in the Cordillera Occidental, Colombia. Established in 1987,^[1] the park encompasses 51,900 ha (128,000 acres) of primary west-Andean tropical and subtropical rainforest, temperate cloud forest, and páramo habitat in an area that spans the departments of Risaralda, Chocó and Valle del Cauca, within the Chocó bioregion.^[2]

The protected area is of high scientific interest because of its rich biodiversity and the unique state of conservation of its ecosystems. The park is home to tributaries of the San Juan and Cauca Rivers and, in its highest elevation area, to Páramo Tatamá, which along Frontino and El Duende, represents one of the only three páramos in Colombia that have not been altered by humans.^[1] Cerro Tatamá, the highest peak in the Cordillera Occidental, reaching an elevation of 4,100 m (13,500 ft), lies within the park.

Flora and fauna

Over 560 species of orchids can be found in the park, many of which are endemic to the area (such as the Montezuma maxillaria). The protected area is also a popular birding destination in Colombia with more than 620 bird species recorded, including 16 endemic to Colombia (of which seven are only found in the western Cordillera):^[3]^[4]^[5]

Access

The park can only be accessed via Montezuma Road (Spanish: Camino de Montezuma), a dirt road that starts in the town of Pueblo Rico and winds up Cerro Montezuma to a military base at its summit, 2,600 m (8,500 ft). The Montezuma Rainforest Ecolodge property (1,350 m (4,430 ft)), located near the entrance of the park, is the main gateway to the protected area.

References

^ ^a ^b "Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá". Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Tatamá Natural National Park". IUCN Green List. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "PNN Tatamá--Camino Montezuma, RIS, CO - eBird Hotspot". ebird.org. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
^ "Safeguard the "grandfather of the rivers" watershed in Colombia". Rainforest Trust. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Birding and Ecotourism in Colombia". National Audubon Society. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2022-12-31.

Biodiversity of Colombia

General biota

Vertebrates	Birds Endemic Mammals Primates Reptiles Lizards Snakes
Other	Butterflies Non-marine molluscs Flora

Regional biota

Ecoregions

Tumbes Chocó Magdalena	Chocó–Darién moist forests Eastern Panamanian montane forests Esmeraldas–Pacific Colombia mangroves Magdalena Valley montane forests Magdalena–Urabá moist forests Panama Bight Western Ecuador moist forests
Tropical Andes	Bogotá savanna Cauca Valley dry forests Cauca Valley montane forests Cocora Valley Cordillera Oriental montane forests Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests Magdalena Valley dry forests Northern Andean páramo Northwestern Andean montane forests Patía Valley dry forests Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Santa Marta montane forests Santa Marta páramo Sumapaz Páramo
Other	Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves Campinarana Caquetá moist forests Catatumbo moist forests Guajira–Barranquilla xeric scrub Japurá–Solimões–Negro moist forests Napo moist forests Negro–Branco moist forests Sinú Valley dry forests

Nature reserves

Organizations

v t e Protected areas of Colombia
National Natural Parks	Alto Fragua Indi-Wasi Amacayacu Bahía Portete Cahuinarí Catatumbo Barí Chingaza Corales de Profundidad Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo Cordillera de los Picachos Cueva de los Guácharos Doña Juana-Cascabel Volcanic Complex El Tuparro Farallones de Cali Isla Gorgona La Paya Las Hermosas Las Orquídeas Los Katíos Los Nevados Macuira Munchique Nevado del Huila Old Providence McBean Lagoon Paramillo Pisba Puracé Río Puré Sanquianga Selva de Florencia Serranía de Chiribiquete Serranía de la Macarena Serranía de Los Churumbelos Auka-Wasi Serranía de los Yariguíes Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Sumapaz Tamá Tatamá Tayrona Tinigua Uramba Bahía Málaga Utría Yaigojé Apaporis
Flora and Fauna Sanctuaries	Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta El Corchal "El mono Hernández" Galeras Guanentá Alto Río Fonce Iguaque Isla de La Corota Los Colorados Los Flamencos Malpelo Otún Quimbaya Plantas Medicinales Orito Ingi-Ande Playona Acandí
National Natural Reserves	Nukak Puinawai
Unique Natural Area	Los Estoraques
Road parks	Salamanca Island
Regional Nature Reserves	Cerulean Warbler Colibri del Sol Laguna de Sonso
Proposed Areas	Bosque Seco del Patía Morichales de Paz de Ariporo Serranía de Pinche Serranía de San Lucas
Biodiversity Natural hazards Natural regions

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