The protected areas of Colombia are grouped into the National System of Protected Areas. As of 2018, there are 59 nationally protected areas which cover about and represent more than 14% of the country's area.

National Natural Park System The National Natural Park System is divided into the following categories: National Natural Parks (Parque Natural Nacional - PNN): 43 Fauna and Flora Sanctuaries (Sanctuario de Flora y Fauna - SFF): 12 National Natural Reserves (Reserva Natural Nacional - RNN): 2 Unique Natural Areas (Área Natural Única - ANU): 1 Road park (Vía Parque): 1

List of Nationally Protected Areas National Natural Parks of Colombia Image Name Region Subregion Departments Area (ha) Established Notes PNN Cueva de los Guácharos Andean Eastern Ranges Huila 9,000 1960 PNN Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Caribbean MagdalenaLa GuajiraCesar 383,000 1964 Salamanca Island Road Park Caribbean Magdalena 56,200 1964 PNN Farallones de Cali Andean Western Ranges Valle del Cauca 150,000 1968 PNN Puracé Andean Central Ranges CaucaHuila 83,000 1968 PNN Tayrona Caribbean Magdalena 15,000 1969 PNN El Tuparro Orinoquía Vichada 548,000 1970 PNN Serranía de la Macarena Orinoquía Meta 620,000 1971 PNN Las Orquídeas Andean Western Ranges Antioquia 32,000 1973 PNN Los Katíos Pacific ChocóAntioquia 72,000 1973 PNN Los Nevados Andean Central Ranges RisaraldaTolimaCaldasQuindío 58,300 1973 PNN Amacayacu Amazon Amazonas 293,500 1975 PNN Las Hermosas Andean Central Ranges TolimaValle del Cauca 125,000 1977 PNN Nevado del Huila Andean Central Ranges HuilaTolimaCaucaValle del Cauca 158,000 1977 PNN Cordillera de los Picachos Andean Eastern Ranges MetaCaquetáHuila 444,740 1977 PNN Chingaza Andean Eastern Ranges CundinamarcaMeta 76,600 1977 PNN Sumapaz Andean Eastern Ranges CundinamarcaMetaHuila 154,000 1977 PNN Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Andean Eastern Ranges AraucaBoyacáCasanare 306,000 1977 PNN Pisba Andean Eastern Ranges Boyacá 45,000 1977 PNN Tamá Andean Eastern Ranges Norte de Santander 15,000 1977 SFF Iguaque Andean Eastern Ranges Boyacá 6,750 1977 PNN Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo Caribbean BolívarSucre 120,000 1977 SFF Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta Caribbean Magdalena 26,810 1977 Pacific Nariño 80,000 1977 PNN Macuira Caribbean La Guajira 25,000 1977 PNN Paramillo Andean Western Ranges CórdobaAntioquia 460,000 1977 PNN Munchique Andean Western Ranges Cauca 44,000 1977 SFF Los Colorados Caribbean Bolívar 1,000 1977 SFF Isla de La Corota Andean Central Ranges Nariño 16 1977 SFF Los Flamencos Caribbean La Guajira 7,682 1977 PNN Isla Gorgona Insular Cauca 61,687 1983 PNN La Paya Amazon Putumayo 422,000 1984 SFF Galeras Andean Nudo de los Pastos Nariño 7,615 1985 PNN Cahuinarí Amazon Amazonas 575,000 1986 PNN Utría Pacific Chocó 54,300 1987 PNN Tatamá Andean Western Ranges ChocóRisaraldaValle del Cauca 51,900 1987 ANU Los Estoraques Andean Eastern Ranges Norte de Santander 640 1988 PNN Serranía de Chiribiquete Amazon CaquetáGuaviare 4,268,095 1989 RNN Nukak Amazon GuaviareVaupés 855,000 1989 RNN Puinawai Amazon Guainía 1,092,500 1989 PNN Tinigua Amazon Meta 201,875 1989 PNN Catatumbo Barí Andean Eastern Ranges Norte de Santander 158,125 1989 SFF Guanentá Alto Río Fonce Andean Eastern Ranges Santander 10,429 1993 PNN Old Providence McBean Lagoon Insular San Andrés y Providencia 995 1995 SFF Malpelo Insular Valle del Cauca 120 1995 SFF Otún Quimbaya Andean Central Ranges Risaralda 489 1996 PNN Río Puré Amazon Amazonas 999,880 2002 PNN Alto Fragua Indi-Wasi Amazon Caquetá 68,000 2002 SFF El Corchal Caribbean SucreBolívar 3,850 2002 PNN Selva de Florencia Andean Central Ranges Caldas 10,019 2005 PNN Serranía de los Yariguíes Andean Eastern Ranges Santander 78,837 2005 PNN Doña Juana-Cascabel Volcanic Complex Andean Nudo de los Pastos CaucaNariño 65,858 2007 PNN Serranía de Los Churumbelos Auka-Wasi Amazon CaucaCaquetáPutumayoHuila 97,189 2007 SFF Plantas Medicinales Orito Ingi-Ande Amazon NariñoPutumayo 10,204 2008 PNN Yaigojé Apaporis Amazon Vaupés 1,060,603 2009 PNN Uramba Bahía Málaga Pacific Valle del Cauca 47,094 2010 SFF Playona Acandí Caribbean Chocó 26,232 2013 PNN Corales de Profundidad Caribbean Sucre 149,192 2013 PNN Bahía Portete – Kaurrele Caribbean La Guajira 14,080 2014 Serranía de Manacacías Orinoquía Meta 68,030.6 2023

Proposed areas Currently there are other proposed areas for national natural parks: Morichales de Paz de Ariporo

The following locations could be declared fauna and flora sanctuaries: Bosque Seco del Patía Serranía de Pinche Serranía de San Lucas

Disbanded areas Some zones of the park system had been disbanded because of negative human impact on the environment: SSF Arauca PNN Manaure

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