Chingaza National Natural Park

Chingaza National Natural Park
Road in Chingaza National Park
LocationColombia
Coordinates4°33′N 73°42′W / 4.550°N 73.700°W / 4.550; -73.700
Area766 km2 (296 sq mi)
Established1977
Governing bodySINAP
Official nameSistema Lacustre de Chingaza
Designated25 June 2008
Reference no.1782

Chingaza National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural (PNN) Chingaza) is located in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, northeast of Bogotá, Colombia in the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta. The elevation in the park, to the east of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, ranges from 800 to 4,020 metres (2,600 to 13,200 ft), and the temperature ranges from 4 to 21.5 °C (39 to 71 °F). The park extends over the Cundinamarca municipalities La Calera, Fómeque, Guasca and San Juanito (Meta).