Global InformationCalilegua National Park information
| Calilegua National Park | |
|---|---|
| Parque Nacional Calilegua | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 El Pedemontano trail | |
  Location within Argentina | |
| Location | Jujuy Province, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 23°39′S 64°47′W / 23.650°S 64.783°W |
| Area | 76,306 ha (294.62 sq mi) |
| Established | July 19, 1979[1] |
| Governing body | Administración de Parques Nacionales |
Calilegua National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Calilegua) is a federally protected area in Jujuy Province, Argentina. It was established on July 19, 1979, and is also the largest protected area in Argentina dedicated to conserving subtropical evergreen mountain rainforests known as Southern Andean Yungas.[2] These Yungas, (otherwise known as the Tucumano-Oranense forest) are transitional zones between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests.
Located at the Ledesma Department on the eastern slopes of the Calilegua hills, with an area of 76,306 ha (763.06 km2; 294.62 sq mi), It is the largest national park in the Argentine Northwest.[2]
- ^ Decreto No. 1733/1979, 25 de julio de 1979, B.O., (24213), 4 (in Spanish); prom.: 19 de julio de 1979
- ^ a b "Calilegua National Park (Argentina) | LAC Geo". lacgeo.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.