Palenque National Park

Palenque National Park IUCN Category II - National Park
National park 2013, in the background the waterfall
location	Palenque , Mexico
surface	17.72 km²
WDPA ID	5405
Geographical location	17 ° 29 '  N , 92 ° 3'  W Coordinates: 17 ° 29 '5 "  N , 92 ° 2' 40"  W
Sea level	from 40 m to 581 m
Setup date	1981

The Palenque National Park is located near the historic town of Palenque in the rainforest of the state of Chiapas in Mexico .

The UNESCO executes the / the "Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque" on the World Heritage List and the National Park is by the IUCN classified in category II. The park is administered by the state of Chiapas.

The park is six kilometers from Palenque . Various temples are located in the rainforest region. The Montiepa waterfall is also in the park. The park was established in 1981 and has a size of 17.72 km².

Web links

Commons : Palenque National Park  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Side of the Palenque National Park

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque. Retrieved July 15, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Palenque | Protected Planet. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on July 15, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.