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| Christoffelpark | |
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 Christoffel Mountain | |
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| Location | Curaçao |
| Nearest city | Willemstad |
| Coordinates | 12°20′00″N 69°07′00″W / 12.3333°N 69.1167°W |
| Area | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1978[1] |
| Governing body | CARMABI[2] |
| Website | christoffelpark.org |
Christoffelpark is a national park, protected nature area and tourist attraction at the north-western end of the island of Curaçao surrounding Christoffelberg (Mt Christoffel).
Notable for its flora, fauna, culture and history, the park includes three former plantations, Plantage Savonet, Plantage Zorgvlied and Plantage Zevenbergen,[3]: 14 a mine complex, Newton, and the island's highest point, Christoffelberg (1,239 feet (378 m)). The park covers 1,860 hectares[3]: 14 of which 1,040 hectares are nature reserve,[1] and has been part of Curaçao's national park system since 1978. It forms part of the North-east Curaçao parks and coast Important Bird Area.[4]
As of 2001[update] the park is run by the Carmabi Foundation (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity Foundation) and can be explored by visitors by car, bike, horse or on foot.
- ^ a b c "Curacao". Protected Planet. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Nursery". Christoffelpark (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b Adolphe Oscar Debrot (2009). "Cultural ties to the land in an arid plantation setting in Curacao". Research Gate.
- ^ "North-east Curaçao parks and coast". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2020.