Los Nevados
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| Denomination | National Park |
| Location | Colombian departments Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío and Tolima |
| Nearest cities | Manizales, Villamaría, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Salento, Anzoátegui, Casabianca, Villa Hermosa, Santa Isabel, Murillo and Ibagué. |
| Area | 58.300 Ha |
| Main Ecosystems | Cloud forest, páramo glaciers and Permafrost |
| Temperature | 3 to 14 °C |
| Rivers originated | Otún, Totarito, Molinas, Azufrado, Lagunillas, Río Azul, and several others. |
| Date of creation | 1974 |
| Administrated by | Colombian National Parks Board |
Los Nevados (English: Snow mountains) National Park is located in the central area of colombian Andes. In this park are located many places of interest, like Snow mountain of Ruiz, Snow Mountain of Tolima, Snow Mountain of St. Isabel, Swann snow mountain, Snow Mountain of Quindio, Otún Lake and Green Lake, among others.
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