List of national parks of Uruguay

The following is a list of some of the National Parks in Uruguay.

Wetlands/coastal

Lagoons on Uruguay's east coast. Classified as a wetland of international significance under the Ramsar Convention.^[1]
Laguna de rocha. Lagoon in Rocha.
Castillos Lagoon. Freshwater lagoon in Rocha.
Garzon Lagoon. Semi-freshwater lagoon in Rocha and Maldonado.
Santa Teresa National Park. Includes beaches, forests and the Fort of Santa Teresa.
Cabo Polonio. Includes beaches and sand dunes.

Central Hill Country

Lunarejo Valley. Located between Rivera and Artigas (on the border with Brazil). Native grassland, ferns and hill scrub, with small pockets of subtropical vegetation in the valleys.
Quebrada de los Cuervos. Located near Treinta y Tres. Includes canyons and a subtropical forest in the bottom of the gorge.
Arequita National Park. Located in 10 km (6 mi) north of Minas. Includes a large round mesa of volcanic rock and forests.

Uruguay River

Esteros de Farrapos National Park. Includes 24 islands, covering 174.96 km². Classified under the Ramsar Convention as a Wetland of International Significance.^[1]

Caves

Palace Cave in Flores. The geology dates from the Late Cretaceous period and is composed of sandstone, which formed during the Paleocene. Classified as a National Park in 2013.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "The List of Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar List)" (PDF). Ramsar. 1 December 2023. 56. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Grutas del Palacio es el décimo lugar integrado al Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas - Presidencia de la República". www.presidencia.gub.uy.

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[:0-1] "The List of Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar List)" (PDF). Ramsar. 1 December 2023. 56. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

[2] Uruguay, Presidencia de la República Oriental del. "Grutas del Palacio es el décimo lugar integrado al Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas - Presidencia de la República". www.presidencia.gub.uy.

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