Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
- Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Infobox_protected_area | name = Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
Santuario de Fauna y Flora los Flamencos"
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location = Department of La Guajira,
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area = 7.682 Ha
established = 1977
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governing_body = National Natural Parks of Colombia
Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary ( _es. Santuario de Fauna y Flora los Flamencos) has been a natural park since 1977. It is located in the Colombian Caribbean Region and the Guajira Peninsula and part of the department of La Guajira.
The sanctuary is between the "corregimiento" of Camarones and the Tapias river, surrounded by marshes mainly the Manzanillo, Laguna Grande, Ciénaga del Navío Quebrado and Tocoromanes marshes. Its main attraction is the Caribbean flamingoes, and their nests that can reach 60 cm of height.
External links
* [http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.co/areas/lasareas/flamencos/flamintro.htm es icon National Natural Parks of Colombia - Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary]
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