Baritú National Park

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| logo_caption = Emblem of the Baritú National Park

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| location = Salta Province, Argentina

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| established = 1974

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The Baritú National Park ({{langx|es|Parque Nacional Baritú}}) is a national park in Argentina, located in Santa Victoria Department, in the north of Salta Province, in the Argentine Northwest. The park borders Bolivia (Tarija Department), and its only road access is through that country. It has an area of {{convert|720|km2|ha|lk=in}} and it is the only tropical park in Argentina.

The park was created in 1974. It is bordered by mountains. The protected area belongs to the Southern Andean Yungas ecoregion, which is located in the Sub-Andean mountain range, with heights averaging {{convert|1500|-|2500|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The climate is wet and hot, with summer rainfall that goes from {{convert|900|-|1300|mm|in|abbr=on}}.

The fauna of the park includes several endangered species, such as the jaguar and the onza.

The cedro salteño trees (Salta cedrelas) reach large sizes in this region. Their wood is considered extremely valuable.

Gallery

Spectacled Bear 059.jpg|Spectacled bear

Bradypus.jpg|Bradypus

Standing jaguar.jpg|Standing jaguar

See also

Sources

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20050825223321/http://www.parquesnacionales.gov.ar/i/03_ap/02_baritu_PN/02_baritu_PN.htm Administración de Parques Nacionales] - National Parks Administration of Argentina (in Spanish and English)

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Category:National parks of Argentina

Category:Protected areas of Salta Province

Category:Protected areas established in 1974

Category:Southern Andean Yungas

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