Médanos del Chaco National Park
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| Location: | Boquerón , Paraguay | ||
| Surface: | 7063 km² | ||
| Founding: | August 12, 2003 | ||
The Médanos del Chaco National Park is located in northern Paraguay on the Bolivian border in the Boquerón and Alto Paraguay departments . It is the second largest national park in the country. It was founded on August 12, 2003 and expanded to an area of 7063 km² on December 1, 2016.
climate
The average annual precipitation is 400/500 mm and the temperatures can rise to 50 ° C in summer.
flora
To popular in the park flora includes Quebracho -tree, cacti , of Palo Cruz ( Tabebuia nodosa ) and the Jacaratia corumbensis - by the locals Yvy'a called - the stores in their large, fleshy root several liters of water.
fauna
The fauna found includes the extremely rare guanaco llama, jaguar , puma , ocelot , anteater , tapir , jaguarundi , Andean skunk , giant armadillo , Chaco peccary and night monkey . Among the numerous reptile species are the caiman , black and white tegu and the rattlesnake .
Moreover in the park there are 144 species of birds, including the rhea , Amazon parrot , Buteogallus coronatus and the Jabiru ( Spanish tujuju cuartelero ) of up to 1.40 m height largest waterfowl in the world.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ley N ° 5723 que declara como área silvestre protegida bajo dominio público al Parque Nacional Médanos del Chaco bacn.gov.py , December 1, 2016, accessed on December 18, 2018.
- ↑ Médanos del Chaco National Park , nationalparksofparaguay.blogspot.com , October 21, 2013, accessed December 18, 2018.
- ↑ La Importancia del Parque Nacional Médanos del Chaco parquesnacionalesdelparaguay.blogspot.com , August 26, 2015, accessed on December 23, 2018.
- ↑ Parque Médanos del Chaco abc.com.py , April 23, 2006, accessed December 18, 2018.