Los Cardones National Park

Los Cardones National Park, also known as Parque Nacional Los Cardones in Spanish, is a national park in Argentina. It is found in the central-west part of the Salta province, within the San Carlos and Cachi Departments, which are located in the Argentine Northwest region.

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Los Arrayanes National Park

Los Arrayanes National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes) is a national park in Argentina. It has an area of 17.53 square kilometers (6.77 square miles) and is located on the Quetrihué Peninsula, along the shore of Nahuel Huapi Lake in the province of Neuquén, 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from Villa la Angostura. Although arrayán trees (Luma apiculata) can be seen along the way to the end of the peninsula, a forest of 300-year-old arrayán trees covers 0.2 kilometers (20 hectares) at the southern tip of the peninsula.

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Lihué Calel National Park

Lihué Calel National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Lihué Calel) is a protected area in Argentina. Its name comes from the Mapudungun language, where “Lihue” means “life” and “Calel” means “mountainous area” or “mountains of life.” The park is located in the Lihue Calel Department, in the center of La Pampa Province. The area includes mountain plains and high, flat regions, and is known for its grassy clumps called tussocks.

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Lago Puelo National Park

The Lago Puelo National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Lago Puelo) is a protected area in Argentina. It is located in the northwest of the Chubut province, within the Patagonia region of South America. The park covers an area of 276.74 square kilometers (68,380 acres).

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Iguazú National Park

The Iguazú National Park, known as Parque Nacional Iguazú in Spanish, is a national park in Argentina. It is located in the Iguazú Department, in the north of Misiones province, in Argentine Mesopotamia. The park covers an area of 677 square kilometers (261 square miles).

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Iberá National Park

Iberá National Park is a protected area in Argentina located in the northeast province of Corrientes. It is next to the Iberá Provincial Park, which covers 5,530 square kilometers, to the southeast. Both the national park and provincial park are part of the Iberá Provincial Nature Reserve, a protected area covering 13,245 square kilometers created in 1982.

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El Rey National Park

El Rey National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Rey) is a national park in Argentina. It is located in the Anta Department, in the province of Salta, in the Argentine Northwest, 80 kilometers from the provincial capital. The park covers an area of 441.62 square kilometers.

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El Palmar National Park

El Palmar National Park (in Spanish, Parque Nacional El Palmar) is one of Argentina’s national parks. It is located in the center-east of the province of Entre Ríos, in the middle between the cities of Colón (54 km away) and Concordia (60 km away). The park covers an area of about 85 square kilometers and was established in 1966 to protect its unique yatay palm trees (scientific name Butia yatay, formerly known as Syagrus yatay).

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Chaco National Park

The Chaco National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Chaco) is a protected area in Argentina, located in the province of Chaco. It covers an area of 150 square kilometers. The park was established in 1954 to preserve a part of the Eastern Chaco, which is mostly made up of warm lowlands.

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Aconquija National Park

Aconquija National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Aconquija), formerly known as Campo de los Alisos National Park, is a protected area under the government’s care in Tucumán Province, Argentina. It was established on August 9, 1995, and contains a sample of the Southern Andean Yungas montane forest biodiversity that is well preserved.

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