Argentina national parks Voyage Tips and guide

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Argentina has 35 national parks protecting an area of 37,000 square kilometers (about 1.5% of the country's total national territory). The parks include some of Argentina's most spectacular natural wonders, including the amazingly complex waterfall system at Iguazu National Park (one of nature's most awe inspiring sights) and the Tierra del Fuego National Park with its landscape of glaciers and rocky islands on the tip of South America.

The parks provide habitat for myriad diverse species of plant and animal alike. The majestic Andean condor can be seen soaring above several of Argentina's parks that lie along the Andes mountain range. Penguins are often spotted in Tierra del Fuego, though birdwatchers are more likely to spot some of the more than 300 species of birds that have been seen in the country's many parks.

Parks are administered for the federal government by the Administración de Parques Nacionales (National Parks Administration), which has its headquarters in Buenos Aires. In addition to national parks, protected areas can be designated as Natural Monuments or as National Reserves.

• -22.583333-64.6166671 Baritú National Park.   — heavily forested park on the border with Bolivia
• -23.639-64.8382 Calilegua National Park.   — preserves an area of Southern Andean Yungas (tropical pine forests) in the northwest
• -31.853056-58.32253 El Palmar National Park.   — savannah that protects yatay palms
• -24.7-64.6333334 El Rey National Park.   — northwestern park preserves an area of Southern Andean Yungas
• -25.518056-54.1333335 Iguazu National Park.   — world's largest waterfall system, on the border with Brazil and Paraguay
• -42.183333-71.6833336 Lago Puelo National Park.   — deep indigo blue lake in the steppes of the high Andes, the park has cave paintings made by ancient indigenous cultures, it is also home to the pudu, world's smallest deer
• -40.1603-71.35757 Lanin National Park.   — huge Andean highland park where Huechulafquen Lake reflects the peak of Lanin Volcano
• -42.8075-71.8988898 Los Alerces National Park.   — mountainous park on the border with Chile protects the endangered alerce tree
• -40.833333-71.6166679 Los Arrayanes National Park.   — Andean highland park that protects a forest of arrayanes trees (a flowering tree related to the myrtle)
• -25.125333-66.18166710 Los Cardones National Park.   — Andean highland park with arid desert-like climate that is home to the Argentine saguaro cactus, the park has numerous mountain peaks ranging in height from 2,700 to 5,070 meters.
• -50-7311 Los Glaciares National Park.   — Argentina's largest national park is home to 47 glaciers
• -50.233333-6912 Monte Leon National Park.   — seaside park in Patagonia where waves crash into sheer cliffs while sea lions, penguins and aquatic birds cluster on myriad beaches, trying to avoid the hungry jaws of pumas
• -41-71.513 Nahuel Huapi National Park.   — Argentina's oldest national park protects a huge Patagonian lake with backdrops of Andean peaks and lush forests
• -47.811389-72.25055614 Perito Moreno National Park.   — Patagonian park named after a famed explorer of the region, two mountain chains are in this park with peaks up to 3700 meters high
• -29.79575-67.81119415 Talampaya National Park.   — rugged desert area of mountain bluffs and plateaus, protects several archaeological and palaeontological sites
• -54.666944-68.516 Tierra del Fuego National Park.   — southernmost park in Argentina, on the tip of South America, a UNESCO World Heritage Site