Yariguíes National Park

Yariguíes National Park (Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de los Yariguíes) protects a remote mountain range in Colombia’s Santander Department. The park conserves cloud forests, montane ecosystems and upper watershed areas important for regional rivers and biodiversity.

Hiking and scientific visits focus on forest trails, ridge viewpoints and birdwatching across steep elevational gradients; facilities are limited and travel can be logistically demanding. The area’s biological importance stems from high species diversity and many narrowly distributed endemic plants and animals.

The protected area was created to conserve the Serranía and its ecological services, including watershed protection and habitat connectivity for Andean fauna.

Located in northeastern Colombia, the park occupies parts of the Yariguíes mountain range within Santander Department and consists of rugged terrain of ridges and valleys.

• Biodiversity and watersheds: The park protects critical watershed areas and high levels of endemism, including species known only from the Yariguíes range.

What to See #

• Serranía de los Yariguíes: The Serranía backbone contains cloud forest, montane forest and highland ecosystems across a long elevational gradient, with numerous ridges and valleys important for biodiversity.