El Palmar National Park

El Palmar National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Nearest city	Colón, Entre Ríos
Coordinates	31°51′11″S 58°19′21″W / 31.85306°S 58.32250°W / -31.85306; -58.32250Coordinates: 31°51′11″S 58°19′21″W / 31.85306°S 58.32250°W / -31.85306; -58.32250
Area	85 km2 (33 sq mi)
Established	1966
Governing body	Administración de Parques Nacionales
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Palmar Yatay
Designated	6 May 2011
Reference no.	1969[1]

El Palmar National Park (in Spanish, Parque Nacional El Palmar) is one of Argentina's national parks, located on the center-east of the province of Entre Ríos, midway between the cities of Colón (54 km) and Concordia (60 km). It has an area of about 85 km² and was created in 1966 for the preservation of its characteristic yatay palm trees (Butia yatay, formerly Syagrus yatay).

The park has a temperate-humid savanna ecosystem, typical of the Argentine Mesopotamia. The terrain features patches of palm trees of several species, grassland, small woods and forest, interrupted by streams flowing east into the Uruguay River. The local fauna includes woodpeckers, ñandús, foxes, viscachas, and capybaras.

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Sources[edit]

• El Palmar National Park (in Spanish)
• Site about El Palmar National Park (in Spanish)
• Park description (in Spanish)
• El Palmar Photographic Tour

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for El Palmar National Park.