Surface: It has a 8.500 hectares surface.
Created: It was created in 1965 in order to protect a representative sample of the biggest “yatay” palm tree concentration of Argentina.
Plants: yatay palm trees, petunias silvestres, chilcas, aromos, ñandubay.
Animals: Pajaros carpinteros, ñandues, inambú or sudamerican, scrubland fox, cotorras, overos lizards, vizcachas
Characteristics: PN El Palmar (El Palmar National Park) protects the biggest “yatay” palm tree concentration of Argentine Republic.
The protected area is characterized by a plain landscape which is conformed by different environments, such as “palmares”, pastures, “little forests”,“pajonales”, and “bank jungle”.
The protected area belongs to the spinal eco-region. There are some typical communities of the “pastizal pampeano” ant the “paranaense” jungle.
The spinal eco-region is characterized by a plain landscape, with variable lands, and has a changeable weather. The climate is warm and wet in the north, and mild and dry in the southwest.
Originally, the “yatay” palm tree concentration had a big distribution: it was located in Santa Fe, Corrientes and Entre Ríos provinces. Due the farm installation and the excessive shepherding, the “yatay” palm tree concentration was declined.
National Parks of Argentina
