Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Inscribed
2006
Area
857,500 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary is about 390 km north-west of Tumaco. The nearest other World Heritage site is Coiba National Park, about 390 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tumaco · about 87,000 peopleabout 390 km south-east
- Esmeraldas · about 173,000 peopleabout 400 km south-east
- San Lorenzo · about 20,000 peopleabout 430 km south-east
- Chitré · about 44,000 peopleabout 460 km north
- Santiago · about 46,000 peopleabout 460 km north
- Puerto Armuelles · about 27,000 peopleabout 500 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PanamaNatural388 km away
EcuadorCultural581 km away
Costa RicaCultural588 km away
PanamaCultural596 km away
PanamaCultural596 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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