Defensores del Chaco National Park
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| Location: | Alto Paraguay , Paraguay | ||
| Surface: | 7197 km² | ||
| Founding: | August 6, 1975 | ||
The Defensores del Chaco National Park is located in the north of the Alto Paraguay Department in Paraguay near the border with Bolivia . It was founded on August 6, 1975 and had an area of 7800 km² (currently 7197 km²). It is the largest national park in Paraguay. It consists of a plain from which the mountain range Cerro León protrudes with a height of 624 m.
climate
The area is characterized by long periods of drought; When it rains in the months between October and April, the rivers burst their banks and create flood plains, some of them permanent. The annual rainfall varies between 500 and 800 mm. Temperatures can rise to 42 ° C in summer.
flora
The common flora includes the quebracho , the palo borracho (German: drunken wood), the algarrobo , the aromatic palo santo (German: holy wood) and the guaiac .
fauna
The fauna in the national park includes animals of the tropical forest as well as the temperate zone. These include the jaguar , puma , ocelot , tapir , anteater , several species of armadillos , peccaries and monkeys, the small pampas hare, as well as rheas , parrots and other species of birds.
More facts
The still uncontacted Ayoreo people live in the forests of the national park .
The national park is 830 km from Asunción and can be reached via a junction from the Ruta Transchaco , but not passable with normal cars. It should not be explored without a guide. In May 2018, an Austrian tourist went missing in the national park and was not found even after a 25-day search.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parque Nacional Defensores del Chaco una maravilla natural del Paraguay seam.gov.py , September 9, 2016, accessed December 19, 2018.
- ^ Proyectos Forestales Para El Desarrollo Rural de America Tropical: El Parque Nacional Defensores del Chaco pp. 69-71, accessed on December 19, 2018.
- ↑ Parque Nacional Defensores del Chaco, el área protegida más importante del Paraguay parquesnacionalesdelparaguay.blogspot.com , November 9, 2015, accessed on December 19, 2018.
- ↑ National Parks in the Northwest Travel Guide Lonely Planet , 2017.
- ↑ Continúa infructuosa búsqueda de turista desaparecido en el Chaco ultimahora. com , May 25, 2018, accessed December 19, 2018.