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Cañón del Río Blanco National Park: 1938: 556: Veracruz: Cañón del Sumidero National Park: 1980: 217: Chiapas: Cerro de Garnica National Park: 1936: 9: Michoacán: Cerro de la Estrella National Park: 1938: 11: Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) Cerro de Las Campanas National Park: 1937: 0.58: Querétaro: Cofre de Perote National Park ...
Pages in category "National parks of Mexico" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
There are currently 232 Protected Natural Areas in Mexico, covering 98 million hectares in total. They are protected and administered by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, or 'CONANP'), a federal agency under the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). [1]
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park was established on November 24, 1939, by president Lázaro Cárdenas. [1] The park was decreed to encompass 246,500 hectares (609,000 acres), which at the time was the largest area to be declared protected by the Mexican government as a national park. By decree on November 17, 2000, Cumbres de Monterrey ...
Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions) National Park is located entirely within the limits of Mexico City; it stretches between Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón boroughs. [1] It is located in the Sierra de las Cruces mountain range west of the city center with an area of 1,867 hectares , [ 2 ] representing fifteen percent of the entire ...
The main attractions of the national park are its 59 lakes, collectively called the Montebello Lakes. The lakes are famous for their striking colors, which vary due to their different mineral contents, ranging from emerald and turquoise to dark green, and even purple and reddish black. About 15 of the lakes are easily accessible by car or foot.
The parks extends over 2,700 hectares of land, [5] and is located southwest of Mexico City, near the silversmithing town of Taxco. [3] This is the best known cave system in Mexico, and popular for caving. [4] [6] The park is visited by about 350,000 people annually, generating an income of about 8 million pesos each year. [7]
List of national parks of Mexico From an alternative name : This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity such as an alter ego, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.