Cueva de los Guácharos
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox Protected area Cueva de los Guácharos National Natural Park (Template:Langx)[1] is the oldest national park in Colombia. Located in the western face of the Colombian Eastern Andean Range in the departments of Huila and Caquetá, the park covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2][3] The caves formed from the karstic zones of the Magdalena and Caquetá rivers.[4][5]
The park is intended to protect the cloud forest and páramo ecosystems. This area hosts one of the last intact oak forests in the country, with the native oak species Quercus humboldtii (Bonpl.) and Trigonobalanus excelsa (Lozano, 1979)
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Biodiversity
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 2005, the National Natural Parks System identified 296 registered species of birds in the park.[6] Further recorded species are:
| Species | Family | Common name | Range | Conservation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagothrix lagotricha lugens (Humboldt) | Cebidae/Atelinae | Churuco monkey | High Amazon valley | vunerable |
| Cebus apella (Linnaeus) | Cebidae/Cebinae | corn monkey | Andes\Amazonas | least concern |
| Ateles paniscus (Linnaeus) | Cebidae/Atelinae | marimonda | mid and low Amazon valley | vunerable |
| Mazama americana (Erxleben) | Cervidae/Odocoileinae | páramo deer | Neotropic | data deficient |
| Mazama rufina (Lesson) | Cervidae/Odocoileinae | páramo deer | vunerable | |
| Pudu mephistophiles (De Winton) | Cervidae/Odocoileinae | rabbit deer | North Andean: northern Ecuador to southern Colombia | data deficient |
| Tapirus pinchaque (Roulin) | Tapiridae | páramo tapir | threatened |
References
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- Biosphere reserves of Colombia
- National parks of Colombia
- Geography of Huila Department
- Geography of Caquetá Department
- Tourist attractions in Huila Department
- Tourist attractions in Caquetá Department
- 1960 establishments in Colombia
- Protected areas established in 1960