Uramba Bahía Málaga National Natural Park
Uramba Bahía Málaga National Natural Park, is one of the newest Colombian national parks and a popular ecotourism destination. It is located in and around Málaga Bay on the Colombian Pacific coast in the municipality of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is an area of high biodiversity and a favorite spot for reproducing humpback whales, making this area a popular whale watching destination. Most of natural area is pristine with the exception of the areas around a few small towns like Juanchaco, Ladrilleros, and La Barra, as well as a Colombian naval base. The national park was created in 2010 and is Colombia's 56th national natural park.[1]
Geography
The protected area is composed of 471 km2 (182 sq mi) of coastal land and marine areas.
Biodiversity
The ecosystems found within the protected area include wet tropical forest, transitional forest, flooded forest, mangroves, estuaries, beaches, and pelagic zones.[2]
The main animal of interest in this area is the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). The whales use the waters of this protected area to raise calves between June and October. It is said that this area has the largest concentration of breeding humpbacks along the Colombian Pacific coast.
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- Alto Fragua Indi-Wasi
- Amacayacu
- Bahía Portete
- Cahuinarí
- Catatumbo Barí
- Chingaza
- Corales de Profundidad
- Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo
- Cordillera de los Picachos
- Cueva de los Guácharos
- Doña Juana-Cascabel Volcanic Complex
- El Tuparro
- Farallones de Cali
- Isla Gorgona
- La Paya
- Las Hermosas
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- Macuira
- Munchique
- Nevado del Huila
- Old Providence McBean Lagoon
- Paramillo
- Pisba
- Puracé
- Río Puré
- Sanquianga
- Selva de Florencia
- Serranía de Chiribiquete
- Serranía de la Macarena
- Serranía de Los Churumbelos Auka-Wasi
- Serranía de los Yariguíes
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
- Sumapaz
- Tamá
- Tatamá
- Tayrona
- Tinigua
- Uramba Bahía Málaga
- Utría
- Yaigojé Apaporis
- Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta
- El Corchal "El mono Hernández"
- Galeras
- Guanentá Alto Río Fonce
- Iguaque
- Isla de La Corota
- Los Colorados
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- Malpelo
- Otún Quimbaya
- Plantas Medicinales Orito Ingi-Ande
- Playona Acandí
- Nukak
- Puinawai