Description of the attraction
Benito Juarez National Park is located in central Oaxaca. It is one of the first protected natural areas to be designated as a national park in the country. The park was named after the former president, Benito Juarez, a native of Oaxaca, who was the head of Mexico in the year the park was built in 1937.
The park is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of 1650-3050 meters above sea level. The largest mountain here is the Sierro de San Felipe, with a maximum height of 3111 meters. The park's area of 2,737 hectares is under special protection. A large waterway, the San Felipe River, passes through its territory.
The flora is represented here by 568 species. The forests are mainly pine and oak. Tropical deciduous forests grow at the foothills.
The park is home to 18 species of amphibians, 39 reptiles, 231 species of birds, some of which are considered endemic, and 62 species of mammals such as ground squirrel, flying squirrel, cougar, ocelot and white-tailed deer. The most protected bird here is the blue jay. It is a small songbird of the corvidae family. She lives only in North America.
Scientists say that today the Benito Juarez National Park is in danger. The forest areas of the park are often threatened by fires and felling of expensive timber. Representatives of the fauna also suffer, because the boundaries of the park are not protected and poachers often hunt here.
Despite the deplorable situation, environmentalists are trying to save and protect the park from all kinds of threats and attract tourists. For the latter, a visit to the park becomes an excellent opportunity for unity with nature, acquaintance with its rarest species on earth.
