Chingaza National Natural Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Chingaza National Natural Park
Chingaza is a largenational parkcovering an area of 76,000 hectares. The park was established in 1978. Though important for wildlife management and tourism, the park is a critical component of water management for the city of Bogota. 80% of the city's water is sourced from the rivers flowing from Chingaza. During the colonial era, Spanish conquistadors drained some of the lakes because they heard tales of the Muisca people having great hordes of gold, which they would sometimes sink below the waters of the lagunas. The páramo is a highland ecosystem in the Andes mountains northeast ofBogota. Elevations in the park range from a low of 800 meters (2,600 feet) to a high of 4,020 meters (13,190 ft). 40 glacial lakes lie within the park, most fairly small. Anindigenous groupcalled the Muisca co
Chingaza National Natural Park Travel Guide Sections
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