Paso Bravo National Park
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| Location: | Concepción , Paraguay | ||
| Surface: | 1030 km² | ||
| Founding: | 1998 | ||
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The Paso Bravo National Park is located in the San Carlos district in the Concepción department near the Brazilian border in Paraguay . It was founded in 1998 and has an area of 1030 km². It is the largest national park in the eastern part of the country. It is located 590 km from Asunción .
climate
The average rainfall is 1351 mm per year; the rainiest months are November and December, the least rainy are June to September. The minimum temperatures are recorded between June and August with 14-15 ° C, the maximum temperatures between November and March with 33-34 ° C.
fauna
The national park is home to 48% of the country's known wildlife, including puma , jaguar , maned wolf , giant anteater , giant otter , caimans , boa constrictor , anacondas, as well as 428 species of birds including the rhea and 16 species of parrots . There are 103 species of fish in the park's streams.
flora
Paso Bravo is the origin of the pineapple , which was brought from here by the indigenous people to Central America and Mexico, as well as the cassava and the wild tomato . There are among others the Jatai tree ( Hymenaea courbaril ), which grows 35 m high and produces a sweet, edible fruit, the Palo blanco ( Calycophyllum multiflorum ), the Yvyra pitá ( Peltophorum dubium ), the Lapacho ( Handroanthus impetiginosus ) and orchids .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Individual claims 6552 hectares of paso nationalparksofparaguay.blogspot.com , 2016, accessed on December 20, 2018.
- ↑ Tabla Climatica San Carlos del Apa es.climate-data.org , accessed on 20 December 2018th
- ↑ Parque Nacional Paso Bravo salvemoslos.com.py , accessed December 20, 2018.
- ↑ Descriptions of Site Biology azrefs.org , April 21, 2016, accessed December 20, 2018.
- ↑ Parque Nacional Paso Bravo abc.com.py , February 15, 2006, accessed December 20, 2018.