Los Katíos National Park

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Los Katíos National Park*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Image:Loskatios.jpg
State Party	Colombia
Type	Natural
Criteria	ix, x
Reference	711
Region†	Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription history
Inscription	1994  (18th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO.

Los Katíos National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Antioquia and Chocó Departments, Colombia
Coordinates	7°48′″N 77°09′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Area	720 km²
Established	August 6, 1974

Los Katíos National Park is a national park located in northwest Colombia and covers 226 square miles (585 km²), around 172,800. It is a part of the Darién Gap, which covers Panama and Colombia. Also the Pan-American Highway is near by Los Katíos National Park. The national park was declared a World Heritage Site in 1994. It is contiguous to Darién National Park, Panama.

[edit] References

• UNESCO
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• OAS.org
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