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The Defensores del Chaco National Park is one of the core areas of the Paraguayan Chaco Biosphere Reserve, declared by the UNESCO’s MAB program in 2005 and together with the Médanos del Chaco National Park, adjacent in the western sector, form a large conservation corridor linking the most arid areas to the high Chaco forest, being the ideal ...
Plan your adventure in Defensores del Chaco National Park in Paraguay. Guide to tourist attractions, activities, detailed flora and fauna. Find essential information and tips for exploring this natural paradise!
Defensores del Chaco National Park. Defensores del Chaco National Park is the largest protected area in Paraguay. It has an area of 720.000 ha. It was created with the decree number 16.806 on August 6, 1975.
This large biosphere reserve contains important National Parks in Paraguay, such as Defensores del Chaco, Médanos del Chaco, Teniente Agripino Enciso and other forms of protected areas such as Cerro Cabrera, Río Negro National Park and the Cañada El Carmen Reserve as well as a single urban centre on the Paraguay River: Bahía Negra.
Mar 11, 2014 · Paraguay’s Chaco has two key wildlife reserves: Medanos National Park and Defensores del Chaco National Park. Both contain mammals and plant species that many tourists travel across the world to see. For the ecotourist, Chaco provides an opportunity to see some very rare wildlife.
Jul 10, 2021 · Seven of 38 recently identified priority conservation sites still have more than 80% of their original forest area (e.g. Kaa Iya, Bolivia, and Defensores del Chaco, Paraguay); 24 contain more than 50% of forest area and a few others up to 30% (eg. Teniente Enciso and Pratt Gill in Paraguay) (Nativa 2020). Bolivia has the greatest percentage of ...
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Nov 12, 2015 · Defensores del Chaco (Defenders of the Chaco) National Park is Paraguay’s largest protected wild area, and one of its most important for its natural and cultural features. The site is a national park that is located within a biosphere reserve and represents territory of the Ayoreo Indigenous People.
