Los Katíos National Park
Also known as Parque Nacional de Los Katíos
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Inscribed
1994
Area
72,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Los Katíos National Park is about 55 km south-west of Turbo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Darien National Park, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Turbo · about 51,000 peopleabout 55 km north-east
- Montería · about 275,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
- Yarumal · about 35,000 peopleabout 190 km south-east
- Lorica · about 53,000 peopleabout 220 km north-east
- Ayapel · about 24,000 peopleabout 230 km east
- Bello · about 520,000 peopleabout 240 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PanamaNatural44 km away
PanamaCultural292 km away
PanamaCultural292 km away
ColombiaCultural305 km away
PanamaCultural337 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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