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This is a list of national parks of Paraguay. Paraguay has 15 national parks. Caazapá National Park; Cerro Cora National Park; Defensores del Chaco National Park;
A part of the Paraguayan Chaco. There are a number of national parks and protected areas in the Paraguayan Chaco. [citation needed] The Paraguayan Chaco is the part of the Gran Chaco, South America's second-largest forest, which is within Paraguay, making up 23% of its ~1.000.000 km 2 land area. [1]
Cerro Cora National Park (also spelled Cerro Corá) is the largest protected area in Paraguay with 5,538 hectares. It is located in Amambay Department, 45 km from the departmental capital, Pedro Juan Caballero and the border with Brazil. Established on February 11, 1976, it is a nature reserve, as well as a major historical site.
The Ñacunday National Park, located on 26°03’ latitude South and 54°42’ longitude West, with an area of 20 km 2. It was created in the category of Ñacunday Protector Forest, by decree N° 17.071 on August 20, 1975 with an extension of 10 km 2 , including the Salto Ñacunday and was later expanded by decree N° 16.146 on January 18, 1993 ...
Pages in category "National parks of Paraguay" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Paraguayan Chaco is located between the Pilcomayo and Paraguay Rivers, which provide saline soils that attract a rich variety of plants and animals.Its boundaries are the border with Argentina along the Pilcomayo River to the west; the border with Brazil over the mouth of Apa River to the south-east; is the border with Bolivia to the north; and the border with the Región Oriental (Eastern ...
San Rafael National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional San Rafael) is a proposed national park in Paraguay covering an area of Atlantic Forest, grasslands, and wetlands.Though it was declared in 1992 that the area was to be reserved as a national park, no further steps have been taken to formalize its status.
Alto Paraguay contains many natural resources, so is home to several national parks, each with different characteristics. The Defensores del Chaco National Park is the largest in the Paraguayan territory and holds the hill Cerro León , the highest point in northern Paraguay.