Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
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| Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary | |
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| Santuario de Fauna y Flora los Flamencos | |
 Flamingos in the Sanctuary |
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| Location | Department of La Guajira, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 11°24′N 73°07′W / 11.4°N 73.117°WCoordinates: 11°24′N 73°07′W / 11.4°N 73.117°W |
| Area | 7.682 Ha |
| Established | 1977 |
| Governing body | SINAP |
Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary (Spanish: 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.
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Media related to Santuario de Fauna y Flora los Flamencos at Wikimedia Commons- (Spanish) National Natural Parks of Colombia - Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
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