It covers about 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) and hosts important archaeological evidence in the form of rock art.

[3] More than 600,000 traces of around 20,000 petroglyphs and pictographs have been discovered in the mountain chain, the oldest of which may date to 20,000 years BP.

Serranía de Chiribiquete is featured in the 2015 documentary Colombia, magia salvaje, which was made by producer, Allison Bean and director, Mike Slee.

[5] Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos announced that Chiribiquete National Natural Park would be expanded by 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi) on 21 February, 2018.

[6] The park was expanded to 43,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 July, 2018.