El Mono Hernández Cork Forest Flora and Fauna Sanctuary

Sucre Department, Colombia · built 2002

The "El mono Hernández" Cork Forest Flora and Fauna Sanctuary (Santuario de Fauna y Flora El Corchal "El mono Hernández") is a natural monument, located in the Sucre and Bolívar Departments. It is on the coast of the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The park is named in honor of Colombian naturalist Jorge Ignacio "El Mono" Hernández-Camacho (1935–2001), one of the founders of Colombia's National Natural Park System. Climate28 °C is the average temperature, and there is 1100 mm of precipitation annually, with the heaviest months being April and November. June and July are the warmest months, and December through April are the driest.

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