Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi (Buenos Aires) and Cerros de Amotape National Park: Difference between pages

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Difference between pages)
Content deleted Content added
The Anomebot2 (talk | contribs)
Adding geodata: {{coord missing|Argentina}}
 
The Anomebot2 (talk | contribs)
Adding geodata: {{coord missing|Peru}}
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox_protected_area | name = Cerros de Amotape National Park
{{Unreferenced|date=March 2007}}
| iucn_category = II
[[Image:GaribaldiBuenosAires.jpg|thumb|Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi in Plaza Italia]]
| image =
The '''Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi''' is an [[equestrian sculpture]] featuring [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], located on [[Plaza Italia]], in the [[Palermo, Buenos Aires|Palermo]] neighbourhood of [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]].
| caption =
| locator_x =
| locator_y =
| location = [[Piura]] and [[Tumbes]] [[Peru]]
| nearest_city =
| lat_degrees =
| lat_minutes =
| lat_seconds =
| lat_direction =
| long_degrees =
| long_minutes =
| long_seconds =
| long_direction =
| area = 913 km²
| established = [[1975]]
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body =
}}


The '''Cerros de Amotape National Park''' ({{lang-es|Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape}}) is located in the northern section of the [[Piura (Department of Peru)|Piura]] and the extrame southern section of [[Tumbes (Department of Peru)|Tumbes]]. It is the best well kept example of [[equatorial dry forest]]s in the whole Pacific region. Once before these forests covered the whole of [[Tumbes]], [[Piura]] and [[Lambayeque]] in Peru, and the [[El Oro Province|El Oro]] and tbe [[Guayas]] costal regions in Ecuador.
Donated to the city by [[Italy|Italian]] residents, it was built by [[Italy|Italian]] [[sculptor]] [[Eugenio Maccagnani]] as a replica of the one located in [[Brescia]], [[Italy]], and was inaugurated on [[June 19]], [[1904]].


Many variety of orchids, shrubs, thorn trees and animals are found in these regions such as the giant [[sloth bear]], the low andean [[condor]], [[tigrillo]], [[boa (genus)|boa constrictor]] and the indangered [[American Crocodile]]. The national park was officially established on [[July 22]], [[1975]] and has an area of 913 km².
{{coord missing|Argentina}}


==Climate==
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Argentina]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires]]


Tropical and humid during the summer months, December to April, and a drier savanna climate the rest of the year. The average temperature is around 27 °C, with temperature highs of 42°C and temperature lows at 16°C. Yearly round it is sunny, over 25 °C, although summers may turn umberable.
{{argentina-struct-stub}}

It is the only Protected Natural Area in Peru where the [[equatorial dry forest]] [[ecoregion]] is still preserved.

{{coord missing|Peru}}

[[Category:National parks of Peru]]

{{Peru-geo-stub}}
{{Protected-area-stub}}

[[nl:Cerros de Amotape National Park]]
[[qu:Amutapi urqukuna mamallaqta parki]]

Revision as of 13:05, 10 October 2008

Cerros de Amotape National Park
LocationPiura and Tumbes Peru
Area913 km²
Established1975

The Cerros de Amotape National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Cerros de Amotape) is located in the northern section of the Piura and the extrame southern section of Tumbes. It is the best well kept example of equatorial dry forests in the whole Pacific region. Once before these forests covered the whole of Tumbes, Piura and Lambayeque in Peru, and the El Oro and tbe Guayas costal regions in Ecuador.

Many variety of orchids, shrubs, thorn trees and animals are found in these regions such as the giant sloth bear, the low andean condor, tigrillo, boa constrictor and the indangered American Crocodile. The national park was officially established on July 22, 1975 and has an area of 913 km².

Climate

Tropical and humid during the summer months, December to April, and a drier savanna climate the rest of the year. The average temperature is around 27 °C, with temperature highs of 42°C and temperature lows at 16°C. Yearly round it is sunny, over 25 °C, although summers may turn umberable.

It is the only Protected Natural Area in Peru where the equatorial dry forest ecoregion is still preserved.