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The National Parks of Argentina make up a network of 29 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....
s in Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. The parks cover a very varied set of terrains and biotope
Biotope

Biotope is an area of uniform environmental conditions providing a living place for a specific assemblage of flora and fauna . Biotope is almost synonymous with the term habitat , but while the subject of a habitat is a species or a population, the subject of a biotope is a biocoenosis....
s, from Baritú National Park
Baritú National Park

The Barit? National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Santa Victoria Department, in the north of the provinces of Argentina of Salta Province, in the Argentine Northwest....
 on the altiplano
Altiplano

The Altiplano , in central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet....
 northern border with Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 to Tierra del Fuego National Park
Tierra del Fuego National Park

Tierra del Fuego National Park is a National Parks of Argentina on the Argentina part of the island of Tierra del Fuego, within Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina....
 in the far south of the continent (see List of national parks of Argentina
List of national parks of Argentina

The national parks of Argentina, South America....
).

The creation of the National Parks dates back to the 1903 donation of 73 square kilometres of land in the Lake District in the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
 foothills by Francisco Moreno
Francisco Moreno

File:FranciscoMoreno.jpgFrancisco Pascacio Moreno was anArgentina explorer, born in Buenos Aires. He is usually referred to as Perito Moreno ....
. This formed the nucleus of a larger protected area in Patagonia
Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. Located in Argentina and Chile, it comprises the Andes mountains to the west and south, and plateaux and low plains to the east....
 around San Carlos de Bariloche
San Carlos de Bariloche

San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the , situated in the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes and mountains ....
.






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The National Parks of Argentina make up a network of 29 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....
s in Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. The parks cover a very varied set of terrains and biotope
Biotope

Biotope is an area of uniform environmental conditions providing a living place for a specific assemblage of flora and fauna . Biotope is almost synonymous with the term habitat , but while the subject of a habitat is a species or a population, the subject of a biotope is a biocoenosis....
s, from Baritú National Park
Baritú National Park

The Barit? National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Santa Victoria Department, in the north of the provinces of Argentina of Salta Province, in the Argentine Northwest....
 on the altiplano
Altiplano

The Altiplano , in central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet....
 northern border with Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 to Tierra del Fuego National Park
Tierra del Fuego National Park

Tierra del Fuego National Park is a National Parks of Argentina on the Argentina part of the island of Tierra del Fuego, within Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina....
 in the far south of the continent (see List of national parks of Argentina
List of national parks of Argentina

The national parks of Argentina, South America....
).

The creation of the National Parks dates back to the 1903 donation of 73 square kilometres of land in the Lake District in the Andes
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
 foothills by Francisco Moreno
Francisco Moreno

File:FranciscoMoreno.jpgFrancisco Pascacio Moreno was anArgentina explorer, born in Buenos Aires. He is usually referred to as Perito Moreno ....
. This formed the nucleus of a larger protected area in Patagonia
Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America. Located in Argentina and Chile, it comprises the Andes mountains to the west and south, and plateaux and low plains to the east....
 around San Carlos de Bariloche
San Carlos de Bariloche

San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the , situated in the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes and mountains ....
. In 1934, a law was passed creating the National Parks system, formalising the protected area as the Nahuel Huapi National Park
Nahuel Huapi National Park

Nahuel Huapi National Park is the oldest National Parks of Argentina, in Patagonia in the foothills of the Andes mountains. It was established in 1934, but the nucleus of the park is the land donated to the federal government by Francisco Moreno in 1903....
 and creating the Iguazú National Park
Iguazú National Park

The Iguaz? National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Iguaz? Department, in the north of the provinces of Argentina of Misiones Province, Mesopotamia, Argentina....
. The National Park Police Force was born, enforcing the new laws preventing tree-felling and hunting. Their early task was largely to establish national sovereignty over these disputed areas and to protect borders. Five further national parks were declared in 1937 in Patagonia and the service planned new towns and facilities to promote tourism and education. Six more were declared by 1970.

In 1970 a new law established new categories of protection, so that there now were National Parks, National Monuments, Educational Reserves and Natural Reserves. Three national parks were declared in the 1970s. In 1980, another new law affirmed the status of national parks - this law is still in place. The 1980s saw the service reaching out to local communities and local government to help in the running and development of the national parks. Ten more national parks were created with local co-operation, sometimes at local instigation. In 2000, Mburucuyá
Mburucuyá National Park

Mburucuy? National Park is a List of national parks of Argentina in Argentina. It is located in the north west of the Corrientes Province around 150 km from the city of Corrientes and covers an area of 176 square kilometres of the Iber? Wetlands....
 and Copo National Park
Copo National Park

The Copo National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Copo Department, provinces of Argentina of Santiago del Estero Province....
s were declared, and El Leoncito
El Leoncito National Park

The El Leoncito National Park is a national park of Argentina, located at the Calingasta Department, in the southwest of the provinces of Argentina of San Juan Province, Argentina....
 natural reserve was upgraded to a national park.

The headquarters of the National Parks Service are in downtown Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
, on Santa Fe Avenue. A library and information centre are open to the public. The administration also covers the national monuments, such as the Petrified Forest, and natural and educational reserves.

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