El Rey National Park
| El Rey National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional El Rey | |
Cariama cristata, El Rey National Park | |
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| Location | Anta Department, Salta Province, Argent |
| Coordinates | 24°42′S 64°38′W / 24.700°S 64.633°W |
| Area | 441.62 km2 (170.51 sq mi) |
The El Rey National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Rey) is a national park of Argentina, located in the Anta Department, province of Salta, in the Argentine Northwest, 80 km from the provincial capital. It has an area of 441.62 km2.
The park was created in order to preserve a representative sample of the
fauna includes tapirs, anteaters and peccaries, as well as fish in the rivers, brooks and lakes. The tapir or anta, which eats aquatic plants, is the largest South American mammal
, weighing up to 300 kg.
The protected area was inhabited by farmer indigenous groups, the oldest inhabitants of the Yungas, and includes archaeological sites.
Sources
- Administración de Parques Nacionales, Parque Nacional El Rey - National Parks Administration of Argentina (in Spanish)
- Park Description on site of Salta Province
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