The Baritú National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Baritú) is a
national park
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in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...
, located in
Santa Victoria Department, in the north of
Salta Province
Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Bolivi ...
, in the
Argentine Northwest. The park borders
Bolivia
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(
Tarija Department
Tarija () is a department in Bolivia. It is located in south-eastern Bolivia bordering with Argentina to the south and Paraguay to the east. According to the 2012 census, it has a population of 482,196 inhabitants. It has an area of . The city ...
), and its only road access is through that country. It has an area of and it is the only tropical park in Argentina.
The park was created in 1974. It is bordered by mountains. The protected area belongs to the
Southern Andean Yungas ecoregion
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, which is located in the Sub-Andean mountain range, with heights averaging . The climate is wet and hot, with summer rainfall that goes from .
The
fauna
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of the park includes several
endangered species
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, such as the
jaguar and the
onza
In Mexican folklore, the onza is a legendary cat species.
Name
The Spanish name ''onza'' derives from the Latin ''lynx'', ''lyncis'', and is equivalent to the English word "ounce", originally applied to the lynx but now more commonly to the snow ...
.
The ''cedro salteño'' trees ("Salta
cedrelas") reach huge sizes in this region. Their wood is considered extremely valuable.
Gallery
Spectacled Bear 059.jpg, Spectacled bear
Bradypus.jpg, Bradypus
Standing jaguar.jpg, Standing jaguar
See also
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South America
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Sources
Administración de Parques Nacionales- National Parks Administration of Argentina (in Spanish and English)
National parks of Argentina
Protected areas of Salta Province
Protected areas established in 1974
Southern Andean Yungas
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