Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas

The Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas is a Colombian natural park founded in 1973 . It extends in the Antioquia department on the western side of the western Cordillera massif over an area of ​​32,000 hectares between 350 and 3400 meters above sea ​​level . Due to the great height differences, there are a variety of different climatic conditions and different vegetation zones in the park. The temperatures fluctuate between 4 and 26 ° C. The park is named after the countless species of orchids that are native to it. But also a number of bird species such as the Piaya cayana and representatives of the genus Cotinga are native to the park.

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• Parques Naturales de Colombia ( Spanish ) Retrieved December 30, 2007.

Coordinates: 6 ° 34 ′ 48 "  N , 76 ° 14 ′ 30"  W.