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The El Rey National Park ( http://www.parquenacionalelrey.com.ar )is a national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
 of Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
, located in the Anta Department, province
Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one federal district . The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system....
 of Salta
Salta Province

Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
, in the Argentine Northwest
Argentine Northwest

The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Catamarca Province, Jujuy Province, La Rioja Province , Salta Province, Santiago del Estero Province and Tucum?n Province....
, 80 km from the provincial capital. It has an area of 441.62 km˛.

The park was created in order to preserve a representative sample of the Yungas ecosystem
Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical factors of the environment....
 and transition environments. The climate is warm, and annual rainfall oscillates between 500 and 700 mm.






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The El Rey National Park ( http://www.parquenacionalelrey.com.ar )is a national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
 of Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
, located in the Anta Department, province
Provinces of Argentina

Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one federal district . The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system....
 of Salta
Salta Province

Salta is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa Province, Chaco Province, Santiago del Estero Province, Tucum?n Province and Catamarca Province....
, in the Argentine Northwest
Argentine Northwest

The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Catamarca Province, Jujuy Province, La Rioja Province , Salta Province, Santiago del Estero Province and Tucum?n Province....
, 80 km from the provincial capital. It has an area of 441.62 km˛.

The park was created in order to preserve a representative sample of the Yungas ecosystem
Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical factors of the environment....
 and transition environments. The climate is warm, and annual rainfall oscillates between 500 and 700 mm. The flora is varied, showing different species in five levels according to height (from 750 to 2,000 m). The fauna includes tapir
Tapir

Tapirs are large Herbivory mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short, prehensile snouts. They inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia....
s, anteater
Anteater

Anteaters are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa....
s and peccaries
Peccary

Peccaries are medium-sized mammals of the family Tayassuidae. Peccaries are members of the artiodactyl suborder Suina, as are swine and possibly Hippopotamidae....
, as well as fish in the rivers, brooks and lakes. The tapir or anta, which eats aquatic plants, is the largest South American mammal
Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
, weighing up to 300 kg
Kilogram

The kilogram or kilogrammeThe spelling kilogram is used by the International Committee for Weights and Measures and the U.S....
.

The protected area was inhabited by farmer indigenous groups, the oldest inhabitants of the Yungas, and includes archaeological
Archaeology

Archaeology, archeology, or arch?ology is the science that studies Homo cultures through the recovery, documentation, analysis, and interpretation of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, Artifact , features, Biofact s, and cultural landscape....
 sites.

Sources

  • - National Parks Administration of Argentina (in Spanish and English)