Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
| Parque Natural Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita o Guican | |
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| Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita o Guican National Natural Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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Pan de Azúcar (5120 m) in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy | |
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| Location | Departments of Arauca, Boyacá and Casanare |
| Nearest city | Tame, Arauca, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 06°26′00″N 72°17′00″W / 6.43333°N 72.28333°WCoordinates: 06°26′00″N 72°17′00″W / 6.43333°N 72.28333°W |
| Area | 3,062 km2 (1,182 sq mi) |
| Established | 1977 |
| Governing body | SINAP |
The Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita o Guican National Natural Park (or Sierra Nevada de Chita or Sierra Nevada de Güicán, Spanish: Parque Natural Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Chita o Guican is a national park and a set of highlands within the Cordillera Oriental mountain range in the Andes Mountains of Colombia.
Snow peaks
The Park area contains several high peaks covered with snow:[1]
Pan de Azúcar (5120m), Diamante (4800 m), el Púlpito del Diablo (5100 m), Toti (4800 m), Portales (4800 m), Cóncavo (5200 m), Concavito (5100 m), San Pablines South (5180 m) and North (5200 m), Ritacuba Blanco (5330 m), Picacho (5030 m), Puntiagudo (5200 m), Ritacuba Negro (5300 m), el Castillo (5100 m), peak without name (5000 m), Sirara (5200 m).
An 1856 watercolor by Manuel María Paz is an early depiction of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in Casanare Province.[2]
References
- ↑ "El Cocuy Boyacá"(Spanish) (Retrieved on January 6, 2008)
- ↑ Paz, Manuel María. "View of the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, Chita, or Güicán, from Moreno, Province of Casanare". World Digital Library. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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