List of national parks of Mexico
Mexico recognizes 67 federally protected natural areas as national parks (Spanish: Parques Nacionales), which are administered by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP), a branch of the federal Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources. Together, they cover a combined area of 1,432,024 hectares (3,538,610 acres) in 23 of the 31 Mexican states and the independent district of Mexico City, representing 0.73% of the territory of Mexico.[1]
List of national parks
| Name | Year opened | Area (km²) | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrecife Alacranes National Park | 1994 | 3,337 | Yucatán | |
| Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 1996 | 119 | Quintana Roo | |
| Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park | 1998 | 90 | Quintana Roo | |
| Arrecifes de Xcalak National Park | 2000 | 179 | Quintana Roo | |
| Bahía de Loreto National Park | 1996 | 2,065 | Baja California Sur | |
| Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park | 1938 | 3 | Michoacán | |
| Basaseachic Falls National Park | 1981 | 58 | Chihuahua | |
| Benito Juárez National Park | 1937 | 27 | Oaxaca | |
| Bosencheve National Park | 1940 | 104 | Michoacán; Estado de México | |
| Cabo Pulmo National Park | 1995 | 71 | Baja California Sur | |
| 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 | 1937 | 117 | Veracruz | |
| Constitution 1857 National Park | 1962 | 50 | Baja California | |
| Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres National Park | 1996 | 86 | Quintana Roo | includes Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc |
| Cumbres del Ajusco National Park | 1936 | 9 | Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | |
| Cumbres de Majalca National Park | 1939 | 47 | Chihuahua | |
| Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 2000 | 1,773 | Nuevo León | |
| Desierto del Carmen National Park | 1942 | 5 | Estado de México | also known as Nixcongo |
| Desierto de los Leones National Park | 1917 | 15 | Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | |
| Dzibilchantún National Park | 1987 | 5 | Yucatán | |
| El Chico National Park | 1982 | 27 | Hidalgo | |
| El Cimatario National Park | 1982 | 24 | Querétaro | |
| El Gogorrón National Park | 1936 | 250 | San Luis Potosí | |
| El Histórico Coyoacán National Park | 1938 | 5 | Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | see also Viveros de Coyoacán |
| El Potosí National Park | 1936 | 20 | San Luis Potosí | |
| El Sabinal National Park | 1938 | 0.08 | Nuevo León | |
| El Tepeyac National Park | 1937 | 15 | Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | |
| El Tepozteco National Park | 1937 | 232 | Morelos; Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | |
| El Veladero National Park | 1980 | 36 | Guerrero | |
| Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan National Park | 1936 | 1 | Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | |
| General Juan N. Álvarez National Park | 1964 | 5 | Guerrero | |
| Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park | 1936 | 16 | Guerrero | |
| Huatulco National Park | 1998 | 118 | Oaxaca | |
| Insurgente José María Morelos y Pavón National Park | 1939 | 43 | Michoacán | |
| Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla National Park | 1936 | 15 | Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | Commonly known as La Marquesa National Park |
| Isla Contoy National Park | 1998 | 51 | Quintana Roo | |
| Isla Isabel National Park | 1980 | 1.9 | Nayarit | |
| Islas Marietas National Park | 2005 | 13 | Nayarit | |
| Iztaccíhuatl Popocatépetl National Park | 1935 | 398 | Estado de México; Morelos; Puebla | includes Zoquiapan and annexed areas in Edo. de México, Morelos, and Puebla |
| La Malinche National Park | 1938 | 457 | Puebla | also known as Matlalcuéyatl |
| Lago de Camécuaro National Park | 1941 | 0.1 | Michoacán | |
| Lagunas de Chacahua National Park | 1937 | 141 | Oaxaca | |
| Lagunas de Montebello National Park | 1959 | 60 | Chiapas | |
| Lagunas de Zempoala National Park | 1936 | 47 | Morelos; Estado de México | |
| Lomas de Padierna National Park | 1938 | 6 | Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) | |
| Los Marmoles National Park | 1936 | 231 | Hidalgo | composed of Barranca de San Vicente y Cerro de Cangando |
| Los Novillos National Park | 1940 | 0.4 | Coahuila | |
| Los Remedios National Park | 1938 | 4 | Estado de México | |
| Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park | 1937 | 0.5 | Estado de México | |
| Nevado de Toluca National Park | 1936 | 467 | Estado de México | |
| Palenque National Park | 1981 | 17 | Chiapas | |
| Pico de Orizaba National Park | 1937 | 197 | Veracruz; Puebla | |
| Rayón National Park | 1952 | 0.25 | Michoacán | |
| Sacromonte National Park | 1939 | 0.45 | Estado de México | |
| San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park | 2005 | 584 | Baja California | |
| Sierra de Órganos National Park | 2000 | 11 | Zacatecas | |
| Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park | 1947 | 719 | Baja California | |
| Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano National Marine Park | 1992 | 522 | Veracruz | |
| Tula | 1981 | 1 | Hidalgo | |
| Tulum National Park | 1981 | 6 | Quintana Roo | |
| Volcan Nevado de Colima National Park | 1936 | 96 | Colima | |
| Xicoténcatl National Park | 1937 | 6 | Tlaxcala |
See also
References
- National Commission of Protected Natural Areas Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 6 February 2012
Sources
- CONANP listing of parks (Spanish)
- Guia Roji: Por las carreteras de México, 2006
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