Calilegua National Park
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Calilegua National Park is a protected area in Argentina renowned for preserving one of the country’s largest remaining tracts of subtropical Yungas cloud forest and its rich biodiversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calilegua National Park canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| accessRoad | National Route 34 (Argentina) ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 76,000 hectares
ⓘ
approximately 760 square kilometres ⓘ |
| biome | subtropical montane forest ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| ecosystemService |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
soil conservation ⓘ water regulation for regional rivers ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 500 to over 3,000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| established | 1979 ⓘ |
| fauna |
Pecari
ⓘ
surface form:
collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
eagles ⓘ howler monkey (Alouatta spp.) ⓘ Panthera onca ⓘ
surface form:
jaguar (Panthera onca)
ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) ⓘ over 200 bird species ⓘ puma (Puma concolor) ⓘ spectacled bear ⓘ
surface form:
spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
Tapirus terrestris ⓘ
surface form:
tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
toucans ⓘ |
| flora |
cedro salteño (Cedrela lilloi)
ⓘ
laurel (Cordia trichotoma) ⓘ palo blanco (Phyllostylon rhamnoides) ⓘ tipa (Tipuana tipu) ⓘ |
| governingBody | Administración de Parques Nacionales (Argentina) ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
humid subtropical
ⓘ
montane ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ preservation of Yungas cloud forest ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Argentine national protected area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jujuy Province
ⓘ
northwestern Argentina ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Argentina
|
| nearestCity | Libertador General San Martín ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yungas forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Andean Yungas ecoregion
|
| protects | Yungas cloud forest ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalNearby | San Salvador de Jujuy ⓘ |
| purpose |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
protection of Yungas forest ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Bermejo River basin
ⓘ
San Francisco River basin ⓘ |
| threat |
agricultural expansion in surrounding areas
ⓘ
historical logging in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
environmental education
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Argentina
subject surface form:
Northwestern Argentina