Los Estoraques Unique Natural Area

The Los Estoraques Unique Natural Area (Spanish: Área Natural Única Los Estoraques) is one of the smaller national parks, covering only 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi), located in the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia in the Norte de Santander Department.

The landscape is shaped by large brownstone pedestals and columns formed by thousands of years of erosion.

[1] The area is part of the Catatumbo River basin and elevation range from 1,450 to 1,900 meters above mean sea level.

There are two types of plant life in the area, a dry forest with species such as Stachytarpheta mutabilis, Psidium guineense, Erythroxylum lucidum and Dodonaea viscosa and a sub-Andean forest covered in fog most time of the year with species such as Andean oak and horse-chestnut.

[4] Mammals found in the area include the tapeti, jaguarundi, crab-eating fox, and common opossum.

Estoraques in the Beach of Belén