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When in 1521 Gil González Dávila received a commission from the crown of Spain to explore and conquer the Mar del Sur (South Sea) Pacific coast west, and north, of Panama, he constructed four vessels with timber that was transported with immense labor across the isthmus from the Atlantic.
The Regional Natural Park of Corsica (French: Parc Naturel Régional de Corse, Corsican: Parcù di Corsica) is a natural park. It was listed in 1972 and then relisted for 10 years in June 1999. It was listed in 1972 and then relisted for 10 years in June 1999.
List of national parks of El Salvador. 3 languages. Čeština; ... El Boqueron National Park (Crater del Volcán de San ... San Isidro Natural Monument; Volcán de ...
Santa Ana volcano (background, far right) with Izalco to the far left, Cerro Verde center and San Marcelino vents in the foreground. Parque Nacional Los Volcanes, also known as Cerro Verde National Park, is a large national park in El Salvador.
El Boquerón National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Boquerón, is located on top of the San Salvador Volcano at 5,905 feet (1,800 meters) the park's main attraction is a crater five kilometers in diameter and 558 meters deep. In addition, there is a small crater within the crater named “Boqueroncito” (little Boquerón).
El Imposible National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Imposible) is a tropical forest and a national park in El Salvador. It was established on 1 January 1989 and covers an area of 38.20 square kilometres. It literally means "The Impossible National Park" in English. It has an altitude of between 250 and 1,425 metres. [1]
The park was declared on 21 September 1999. [2] The park is designated "Lugares de Importancia Comunitaria" (LIC; Places of Community Importance) in Andalusia, "Zonas de Especial Protección para las Aves" (ZEPA; Special Protection Areas for Birds) in Andalusia and, "Parque adherido a la Carta Europea de Turismo Sostenible" (CETS; Park adhering to the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism). [3]
The Northern Littoral Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural do Litoral Norte) is one of the thirteen natural parks of Portugal. It encompasses the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in the municipality of Esposende. The park was created to preserve the dunes and the wildlife in the area, mainly birds and fish.