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Mburucuya National Park

Argentina has a plentiful network of national parks that are located across the country, boasting 29 national parks. The Mburucuya National Park is one of these protected nature reserve parks.

The 17,660 hectares that the park occupies, protects a diverse array of flora and fauna. Due to the sub-tropical climate of the region the diversity of plants here is astounding and gives you the opportunity to explore a tropical rainforest environment. The noisy squawks of the forest are testament to the 150 different species of birds that inhabit the park, including woodpeckers, parrots and various birds of prey.

The land that the Mburucuya National Park occupies today was donated in 1991 by Doctor Troels M. Pedersen and his wife, Nina Johanne Sinding and was officially opened by government to the public in 1995, during the presidency of Carlos Menem. The area was already protected to some extent before the official establishment of the park. This means that the park is in an excellent state of conservation that is not enjoyed by all national parks in Argentina. The land was passed onto Doctor Troels M. Pedersen by his father, Dr. Nils Peter Pederson, a Dane who had acquired the lands in 1928. The doctor was a botanist who immediately set about researching, investigating and studying the flora and fauna in the area. Conservation and environmentalism were high on his agenda, for example Pederson prohibited hunting here, hence the good condition and great biodiversity that the park still continues to enjoy to this day.

The landscape of the park is mostly wetland and the area has 111 lakes, all waiting to be explored. The area also has a network of rivers that is crucial in balancing the water and ecological systems in the local area. Dry land here is sparse and the park is mostly made up of tiny islands. These islands and network of waterways house some remarkable creatures. Visitors to the park will hopefully get a glimpse of the brown howler monkeys, otters, marsh deer, jaguars, foxes, pumas, caymen and alligators that all inhabit the area.

Mburucuya National Park is only 150 km from the capital of the province of Corrientes so Argentina Travel Planet would recommend it as a perfect day out excursion. The park has a number of facilities available to visitors. The visitor’s centre is very informative and there are public toilets, as well as drinking water fountains. There are two separate paths that you can use to explore the park. One path is called “Yatay” and ends at a swampy lagoon. The other path “Cheroga” is longer, but let’s you explore different sectors of the park’s Lakeland and rainforest environment.