El_Boquerón_National_Park

El Boquerón National Park

El Boquerón National Park

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El Boquerón National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Boquerón, is located on top of the San Salvador Volcano at 5,905 feet (1,800 meters) the park's main attraction is a crater five kilometers in diameter and 558 meters deep. In addition, there is a small crater within the crater named “Boqueroncito” (little Boquerón). El Boquerón has a cool temperate climate year round.

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The park is home to many plant species identified as ornamentals such as “cartuchos”, hydrangeas, begonias and wild “sultanas”. There is wildlife such as armadillos, raccoons, deer, foxes, among others.[2]

The park features a visitors' centre and short hiking trails up the side and along the rim of the crater.

References

  1. [1]
    UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Crater del Volcán de San Salvador from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 10 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    Parque El Boquerón Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine El Salvador Travel site


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