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{{Short description|National park in Ecuador, South America}}
{{Infobox Protected area
{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Yacurí National Park
| name = Yacurí National Park
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| location = [[Zamora Chinchipe]] and [[Loja Province|Loja]], [[Ecuador]]
| location = [[Zamora Chinchipe]] and [[Loja Province|Loja]], [[Ecuador]]
| nearest_city = [[Amaluza]]
| nearest_city = [[Amaluza]]
| coordinates = {{coords|-4.706|-79.365|region:EC|notes=<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/sites/default/files/users/jloartefls/Map_PN_Yacuri.pdf|title= Parque Nacional Yacurí Map |publisher= Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador |date= June 2011 |accessdate= 2012-04-18 |format= pdf}}</ref>|display=inline, title}}
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| area = {{convert|431|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|431|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| established = 2009
| established = 2009
| url = http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/?q=node/236&page=0,0
| url = http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/?q=node/236&page=0,0
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'''Yacurí National Park''' ({{lang-es|Parque Nacional Yacurí}}) is a {{convert|431|km2|mi2|adj=on}} [[National Park]] in [[Ecuador]] located on the border between the provinces [[Loja Province|Loja]] and [[Zamora Chinchipe]].<ref name="ambiente0">{{cite web |url=http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/?q=node/236&page=0,0 |title=Yacurí |publisher=Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador |date= |accessdate=2011-07-15}}</ref> It is part of a larger Protected Forest of {{Convert|733|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="ambiente1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/sites/default/files/archivos/PUBLICACIONES/BIODIVERSIDAD/PlanesdeManejo/yacuri.pdf |title=Plan de Manejo de Yacurí |publisher=Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador |format=pdf |date= |accessdate=2011-07-15}}</ref> It was founded in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/sites/default/files/users/jloartefls/ACUERDO-138%20declaratoria%20PN%20YACURI.PDF |title=Acuerdo 138 |publisher=Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador |format=pdf |date=2009-12-30 |accessdate=2011-07-14}}</ref> The headwaters for both the Chinchipe-Mayo (east) and Catamayo-Chira (west) water basins are in the park.<ref name="ambiente0" />
'''Yacurí National Park''' ({{langx|es|Parque Nacional Yacurí}}) is a {{convert|431|km2|mi2|adj=on}} [[National Park]] in [[Ecuador]] located on the border between the provinces [[Loja Province|Loja]] and [[Zamora Chinchipe]].<ref name="ambiente0">{{cite web |url=http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/?q=node/236&page=0,0 |title=Yacurí |publisher=Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador |access-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> It is part of a larger Protected Forest of {{Convert|733|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="ambiente1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/sites/default/files/archivos/PUBLICACIONES/BIODIVERSIDAD/PlanesdeManejo/yacuri.pdf |title=Plan de Manejo de Yacurí |publisher=Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador |format=pdf |access-date=2011-07-15}}</ref> It was founded in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ambiente.gob.ec/sites/default/files/users/jloartefls/ACUERDO-138%20declaratoria%20PN%20YACURI.PDF |title=Acuerdo 138 |publisher=Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador |format=pdf |date=2009-12-30 |access-date=2011-07-14}}</ref> The headwaters for both the Chinchipe-Mayo (east) and Catamayo-Chira (west) water basins are in the park.<ref name="ambiente0" />


==Flora==
==Flora==
The Park contains a variety of ecosystems. Most of the park is in one of the following:
The Park contains a variety of ecosystems. Most of the park is in one of the following:
* Southern Andean Brush Plains (Páramo Arbustivo de los Andes del Sur): 42.6%
* Southern Andean Shrub Páramo (Páramo Arbustivo de los Andes del Sur): 42.6%
* High Altitude Eastern Andean Evergreen Forest (Bosque Siempreverde Montano Alto de los Andes Orientales): 22%
* Eastern Andean Upper Montane Evergreen Forest (Bosque Siempreverde Montano Alto de los Andes Orientales): 22%
* Southern Andean Dry Mountain Bushes (Matorral Seco Montano de los Andes del Sur): 15.1%
* Southern Andean Dry Montane Shrubland (Matorral Seco Montano de los Andes del Sur): 15.1%
* Eastern Andean Cloud Forest (Bosque de Neblina Montano de los Andes Orientales): 14%<ref name="ambiente1"/>
* Eastern Andean Cloud Forest (Bosque de Neblina Montano de los Andes Orientales): 14%<ref name="ambiente1"/>
The park contains 280 plant species. 32 of them are endemic to the park. Two of the species are endangered and 11 are vulnerable.
The park contains 280 plant species. 32 of them are endemic to the park. Two of the species are endangered and 11 are vulnerable.

Latest revision as of 15:50, 20 October 2024

Yacurí National Park
Parque Nacional Yacurí
Laguna Negra ("black lake"), Yacurí National Park
Map showing the location of Yacurí National Park
Map showing the location of Yacurí National Park
Map of Ecuador
LocationZamora Chinchipe and Loja, Ecuador
Nearest cityAmaluza
Coordinates4°42′22″S 79°21′54″W / 4.706°S 79.365°W / -4.706; -79.365[1]
Area431 km2 (166 sq mi)
Established2009
www.ambiente.gob.ec?q=node%2F236&page=0%2C0

Yacurí National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Yacurí) is a 431-square-kilometre (166 sq mi) National Park in Ecuador located on the border between the provinces Loja and Zamora Chinchipe.[2] It is part of a larger Protected Forest of 733 km2 (283 sq mi).[3] It was founded in 2009.[4] The headwaters for both the Chinchipe-Mayo (east) and Catamayo-Chira (west) water basins are in the park.[2]

Flora

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The Park contains a variety of ecosystems. Most of the park is in one of the following:

  • Southern Andean Shrub Páramo (Páramo Arbustivo de los Andes del Sur): 42.6%
  • Eastern Andean Upper Montane Evergreen Forest (Bosque Siempreverde Montano Alto de los Andes Orientales): 22%
  • Southern Andean Dry Montane Shrubland (Matorral Seco Montano de los Andes del Sur): 15.1%
  • Eastern Andean Cloud Forest (Bosque de Neblina Montano de los Andes Orientales): 14%[3]

The park contains 280 plant species. 32 of them are endemic to the park. Two of the species are endangered and 11 are vulnerable.

Fauna

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There are 18 species of mammals in the park of which five are endangered. Mammals include the vulnerable Cougar (puma concolor), the endangered Mountain Tapir(Tapirus pinchaque) and the endangered Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus).[3] There are 111 bird species of which four are endangered and 11 amphibian species of which four are endangered.[2]

Attractions

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The national park has over 46 high-altitude lakes. The most commonly visited lakes are:

  • "Laguna Negra": an extremely deep lake in the caldera of an extinguished volcano. It is known for its medicinal waters and is often visited by nearby traditional priests (or medicine men). It can be reached by a 50-minute hike from the refuge near the Lagunas Jimbura entrance (near the town of Jimbura, in the Espindola Municipality). From the lake, the highest peak in Loja can be reached (though there is no trail).
  • "Laguna Yacurí", the largest lake in the park and the park's namesake. It can be reached by a five-hour hike. The trail leaves from along the road from Espindola towards the park.
  • Inca Trail: The Inca Trail also passes through the park and there are archeological ruins including petroglyphs, plazas and cemeteries on the western side of the Protected Forest (which is the North side of the park).

References

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  1. ^ "Parque Nacional Yacurí Map" (pdf). Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. June 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Yacurí". Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  3. ^ a b c "Plan de Manejo de Yacurí" (pdf). Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  4. ^ "Acuerdo 138" (pdf). Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
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