Located along two oceans, bordering the land bridge between the Americas and housing a great variation in altitudes, it is not altogether surprising that geographically-gifted Colombia boasts the fourth greatest abundance of biodiversity of any country on the planet.
Colombia’s state council has ordered a tourist ban on spots in the northern Tayrona national park that are considered sacred by local indigenous tribes, reported news website CM&.
National parks as tourist destinations have received an increment of 6.9% in visitors between January and September compared to last year’s numbers, reported the ministry of tourism on Wednesday.
The National Parks office has moved to place restrictions on guests at one of Colombia’s most visited parks after reports of extensive harm caused by unregulated use.
On Wednesday, Colombia’s government announced a massive amplification of the territory protected by the Chiribiquete Natural National Park in the heart of the Colombian Amazon.
Colombia’s government on Wednesday introduced a ban on building hotels within the boundaries of the country’s 57 national parks.
The Colombian government on Monday announced the repossession of 250 acres of land in Tayrona National Park that had been illegally occupied.
Colombia’s director national parks called for the indigenous people of Tayrona on the Caribbean coast to help in defining the park’s areas as her department cannot come to a decision, reported…
The Colombian government wants to double the size of the Chiribiquete national park in southeastern Colombia to 11,580 square miles. The park, located in the Amazonas department, is home to…