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Tatamá National Natural Park

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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.
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in Colombia that have not been altered by humans. Cerro Tatamá, the highest peak in the Cordillera Occidental, reaching an elevation of 4,100 m (13,500 ft), lies within the park.
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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
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and, in its highest elevation area, to Páramo Tatamá, which along Frontino and El Duende, represents one of the only three
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Over 560 species of orchids can be found in the park, many of which are endemic to the area (such as the
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Index

Tamá National Natural Park
IUCN category
national park
Map showing the location of Tatamá National Natural Park
Colombia
Pueblo Rico
5°06′N 76°09′W / 5.10°N 76.15°W / 5.10; -76.15
National Natural Park
SINAP
Official website
Spanish
national park
Cordillera Occidental
Colombia
Risaralda
Chocó
Valle del Cauca
Chocó bioregion
San Juan
Cauca Rivers
páramos
Gold-ringed Tanager
Montezuma maxillaria
Colombian Chachalaca
Chestnut Wood-Quail
Dusky Starfrontlet
Grayish Piculet
Yellow-eared Parrot
Parker's Antbird
Chamí Antpitta

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