Fauna and Flora Sanctuary of Malpelo1 UNESCO

World Heritage Latin America region2 Caribbean INSCRIPCIN Year 2006 (XXX Sesin) Est 1 Name as inscribed on the List of World Heritage Sites.
2 Clasificacin according to Unesco In 1995 the Government of Colombia declared Malpelo as a protected area in the categories of Wild Fauna and Flora Sanctuary (SFF), and in 2002 was recognized as Particularly Sensitive Sea Area "to the Martima organization (IMO), in That year, the protected area was expanded and realinderada. On 12 July 2006, Malpelo Island was declared a World Heritage Site by the 21 member countries of UNESCO, meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.



Temperature: the waters are generally warm, with a surface temperature between 26 and 27 C, although local effects of Ensenada de Panam, as water from upwelling, may have values up to 18 C, especially in the early months of ao. You access: from Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca), the trip lasts from 30 to 36 h, approximately).