El Palmar National Park (in Spanish, Parque Nacional El Palmar) is one of Argentina's national parks. It is 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 km<sup>2</sup> 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. All gets interrupted by streams flowing east into the Uruguay River. The local fauna includes woodpeckers, ñandús, foxes, viscachas and capybaras.
Gallery
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Argentina_-_Entre_Ríos_-_Parque_Nacional_El_Palmar_(entrada).JPG|Entrance to the national park
PN El Palmar 2017 (2).jpg|The jelly palm in the national park
El río desde el Parque Nacional El Palmar - panoramio.jpg|Camping tents next to the Uruguay River
Aprender (Entre Ríos) -Parque Nacional El Palmar (5).jpg|View of the park streams
Cerdocyon thous, Parque Nacional El Palmar, Entre Ríos, Argentina 1.jpg|Crab-eating fox
Carpincho en el Parque Nacional El Palmar.jpg|Capybara
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References
Sources
- El Palmar National Park (in Spanish)
- Site about El Palmar National Park (in Spanish)
- Park description (in Spanish)
- El Palmar Photographic Tour