HERITAGE RECORD · 159

Darien National Park

达连国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Forming a bridge between the two continents of the New World, Darien National Park contains an exceptional variety of habitats – sandy beaches, rocky coasts, mangroves, swamps, and lowland and upland tropical forests containing remarkable wildlife. Two Indian tribes live in the park.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ48608 ↗

Inception1980

Area5970 ha

Administrative areaQ688660

WikipediaDarién National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia達連國家公園 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

Cultural archive

Record lead

UNESCO record lead

Brief synthesis Darien National Park extends across some 575.

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