Las Hermosas National Natural Park

Parque Nacional Natural Las Hermosas
Las Hermosas National Natural Park
Laguna Las Mellizas, Las Hermosas National Natural Park
Map showing the location of Parque Nacional Natural Las Hermosas
Map showing the location of Parque Nacional Natural Las Hermosas
Nearest citySantiago de Cali, Colombia
Coordinates3°32′N 75°57′W / 3.533°N 75.950°W / 3.533; -75.950
Area1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
EstablishedMay 1977[1]
Governing bodySINAP

The Las Hermosas National Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Natural Las Hermosas) is a national park located in the Valle del Cauca and Tolima departments, at the highest elevation[2] of Cordillera Central range in the Andean Region of Colombia. Its main feature is probably the wetlands and 387 glacial lakes.[2]

  1. ^ IUCN 1982, p. 134
  2. ^ a b Villegas & Sesana 2007, p. 169