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Pacific/Chocó natural region

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This region has the distinction of being one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet.
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are a small, isolated range in this area along the coast.
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reaching up to 13,000 mm (510 in) annually.
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Index

Pacific Region (Colombia)

Realm
Neotropic
Biome
Rainforest
Colombia
Pacific Ocean
Atrato
San Juan
Patía
Tropical
Global 200
natural regions of Colombia
Chocó Biogeographic Region
biodiversity hotspot
Quibdo
Chocó
Pacific Ocean
West Andes
Darién Gap
Serranía del Darién
Panamá
Baudó Mountains
Gorgona Island
Colombian
Chocó
Valle del Cauca
Cauca
Nariño

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