Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá

Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá IUCN Category II - National Park
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location	Colombia
surface	519 km²
WDPA ID	13966
Geographical location	5 ° 8 '  N , 76 ° 12'  W Coordinates: 5 ° 8 '15 "  N , 76 ° 12' 6"  W.
Sea level	from 2000 m to 4200 m
Setup date	1987

The Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá is a national park in Colombia . It is located in the western cordillera of the Andes and extends over the departments of Chocó , Valle del Cauca and Risaralda . The national park was established in 1987 and covers over 51,900 hectares. Due to its location between 2000 and 4200 meters above sea level, there are various vegetation zones in the park and it is characterized by a very high level of biodiversity . The Parámo Tatamá, which is one of the most pristine and inaccessible in the country, is particularly well known .

location

The Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá is located in the municipalities of San José del Palmar , Tadó and Condoto in the Chocó department, Pueblo Rico , Apía , Santuario and La Celia in the Risaralda department and El Águila in the Valle del Cauca department in the western cordillera of the Colombian Andes.

flora

In addition to 564 species of orchids , the Tatamá National Park also protects various tree species, including some that are threatened with extinction, such as:

• Persea rigens
• Aniba perutilis
• Calophyllum brasiliense
• Talauma sp.
• Magnolia hernandezii
• Beilschmiedia sp.
• Eschweilera sp.
• Billia columbiana
• Podocarpus sp.
• Ocotea rufa
• Brunellia sp.
• Ocotea oblonga
• Spirotheca rhodostyla
• Vochysia sp.
• Gordonia sp.
• Dialyanthera otoba
• Juglans neotropica

fauna

Golden ring tangar

The bird diversity in the national park is very high. 402 species of birds live in the Tatamá National Park, including the mountain toucan and numerous hummingbirds . Of the 402 species, the gold ring tangare (Bangsia aureocincta) is endemic in the park, 11 are endemic to the Western Cordillera, 9 are endemic to Colombia and 14 are almost endemic.

The national park administration counted 110 species of mammals living in the park, such as spectacled bears , porcupines and pumas . The Colombian weasel (Mustela felipei) is found in the park and is considered the rarest mammal in South America. The five specimens that were examined come from Colombia and Ecuador. One of them was caught in the Alto Galápago on the southern border of the park.

Furthermore, 108 reptile species are registered in the national park .

tourism

The Tatamá National Park offers opportunities for ecotourism . The national park has already achieved a certain level of awareness among bird watchers. The visitor center is located near the park entrance in the Parque Municipal Natural Planes de San Rafael , which is about 70 kilometers from Pereira and can be easily reached by bus from the small town of Santuario. Accommodation options as well as tour guides for hiking and bird watching can be found there.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia: Parque Nacional Natural Tatamá , accessed on November 13, 2019.
2. ↑ kolumbien-reiseziel.de: Tatamá National Park in the coffee zone , accessed on October 22, 2014.

Web links

• National Park website (Spanish)