Esmeralda Provincial Park

Esmeralda Provincial Park
Parque Provincial Esmeralda
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Esmeralda Provincial Park
Nearest city San Pedro, Misiones
Coordinates 26°50′00″S 54°02′00″W / 26.833333°S 54.033333°W / -26.833333; -54.033333Coordinates: 26°50′00″S 54°02′00″W / 26.833333°S 54.033333°W / -26.833333; -54.033333
Area 31,619 hectares (78,130 acres)
Designation Provincial park
Created 1997

The Esmeralda Provincial Park (Spanish: Parque Provincial Esmeralda) is a provincial park in the Misiones Province of Argentina.

Location

The Esmeralda Provincial Park is in the department of San Pedro, Misiones. It has an area of 31,619 hectares (78,130 acres). The park is in the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests ecoregion.[1] It is the core of the Yabotí Biosphere Reserve,[lower-alpha 1] and protects the Arroyo Yabotí basin. It has rugged terrain with abundant forest. The park contains the Marcio Ayres Biological Station, which is used by scientists studying biodiversity.[3]

History

The area was established as the Obraje Esmeralda Protected Nature Area by provincial law 2,939 of 1992.[1] It was made a provincial park by law 3.469 on 1997.[4] The park would be part of the proposed Trinational Biodiversity Corridor, which aims to provide forest connections between conservation units in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in the Upper Paraná ecoregion.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Yabotí Biosphere Reserve consists of the Kaa Yarí Provincial Park, Guarani Experimental Area, Papel Misionero Natural Cultural Reserve, Moconá Provincial Park and Esmeralda Provincial Park, as well as private properties that make up the largest area of the reserve.[2]

Sources

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