| El Palmar National Park | |
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| IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Emblem of the El Palmar National Park | |
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| Location | Entre Ríos Province, Argentina |
| Nearest city | Colón |
| Coordinates | 31°51′11″S 58°19′21″W / 31.85306°S 58.32250°W / -31.85306; -58.32250 |
| Area | 85 km (33 sq mi) |
| Established | 1966 |
| Governing body | Administración de Parques Nacionales |
| Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Palmar Yatay |
| Designated | 6 May 2011 |
| Reference no. | 1969 |
El Palmar National Park (in Spanish, Parque Nacional El Palmar) is one of Argentina's national parks. It is located on the center-east of the province of Entre Ríos, midway between the cities of Colón (54 km) and Concordia (60 km). It has an area of about 85 km and was created in 1966 for the preservation of its characteristic yatay palm trees (Butia yatay, formerly Syagrus yatay).
The park has a temperate-humid savanna ecosystem, typical of the Argentine Mesopotamia. The terrain features patches of palm trees of several species, grassland, small woods and forest. All gets interrupted by streams flowing east into the Uruguay River. The local fauna includes woodpeckers, ñandús, foxes, viscachas and capybaras.
Gallery
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Entrance to the national park
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The jelly palm in the national park
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Camping tents next to the Uruguay River
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View of the park streams
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Crab-eating fox
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Capybara
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References
- "Palmar Yatay". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Sources
- El Palmar National Park (in Spanish)
- Site about El Palmar National Park (in Spanish)
- Park description (in Spanish)
- El Palmar Photographic Tour
External links
| National Parks of Argentina by region | |
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| Northwest | |
| Gran Chaco | |
| Mesopotamia | |
| Cuyo | |
| Sierras Pampeanas | |
| Pampas | |
| Patagonia | |
| Declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO | |
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