EL REY NATIONAL PARK
THAT WAS CREATED ON 1984, TO CONSERVE THE MOST INTERED SECTOR OF MONTANA FOREST AND THE TRANSITION SECTOR WITH THE CHACO SERRANO. THEY ARE PART OF YUNGAS AND CHACO FITOGEOGRAPHY PROVINCE . THIS REGION IN ARGENTINA ARE THE AUSTRAL END PART OF THAT FOREST TO BE DEVELOPED ON ORIENTAL MOUNTAINSIDE OF THE ANDES, FROM VENEZUELA TO CATAMARCA PROVINCE IN ARGENTINA.
EL REY NATIONAL PARK IS SITUATED ON ANTA REGION, SALTA PROVINCE ( ARGENTINA ). ON 24º 15´ LATITUDE SOUTH AND 60º 40´ LENGTH WEST.
EL REY NATIONAL PARK HAS 44162 HA . THE MOUNTAIN AREA; THE MOUNTAING RANGE TO COMPRISE THE LIMIT IN THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST OF THE PARK THEY SET UP A MOUNTAIN RANGE SUBANDINAS SISTEM
THE GEOGRAPHY LIMIT IN THE NORTH WEST IS THE MOUNTAIN RANGE OF THE CRESTA DEL GALLO , IN THE EAST THE LIMIT IS MOUNTAIN RANGE OF PIQUETE, AND THE SOUTH LIMIT IS THE STREAM LOS PUESTOS. A DEEP ANTICINCLINAL IS SITUATED IN THE PARK CENTER AND SEPARATES BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE LENGTH IS VARYING FROM 700 TO 2.300 ABOVE SEA LEVELS . IS THE HEAD OF ALMOST POPAYAN RIVER.
CLIMATE
THE CLIMATE IS SUB TROPICAL SERRANO WITH SEASONAL; 80% OF RAINING SEASON IS SUMMER (NOVEMBER – MARCH) WITH A PERIOD IN THE YEAR OF 1500 MM IN THE MOUNTAIN ZONE TO BE SMALLER ON THE PEDEMONTANA ZONE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE REGISTRATION IS 21ºC ON SUMMER (NOVEMBER- APRIL) AND 8ºC IN WINTER (MAY – OCTOBER) AND THE TEMPERATURES –OºC ARE DURING WINTER.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEGETATION
THERE ARE MORE THAN 700 SPECIES OF PLANTS; TO IDENTIFICATE AROUND OF 17 TYPES AND 12 SPECIES OF PLANTS CONSIDERATED WITH GRATE VALUED GENETIC, THEY ARE GRAMINEAS FORRAJERAS, TREES MADERABLES AND WILD SPECIES AND PLANTS CULTIVATED AS POROTO WILD - PHASEOLUS VULGARIS VAR. INDIGENUS AND AJÍ CAPSICUM SP. THAT SILVESTER SPECIES ARE CONSIDERETED WITH VALUED TO CONSERVE FOR THEIR ECONOMIC VALUED POTENCIAL.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN RANGE DETERMINED THE DIFERENCE TYPES OF FOREST STRUCTURE, WHICH CARACTERISTICS DEPENDS NOT ONLY TO THE ALTITUD DEPENDS TO OTHER FACTORS AS EXPOSITION, SLOP, AND TYPE OF GROUND. IN THE REY NATIONAL PARK TO BE DESCRIBE A BIG CARACTERISTICS , SEVEN FLOURS OF VEGETATION, WITH PHYSIOGNOMIC CARACTERISTIC AND OF STRUCTURE.
1- FIELDS AND LOW FOREST
THEY ARE DEVELOPING IN THE PEDEMONTANA ZONE (SOUTH- CENTRAL) OF NATIONAL PARK, TOPOGRAPHYLY IS THE AREA OF LESS SLOP AND HEIGHTS WITH ISOLATE MOUNTAIN RANGE WHICH NORMALY AREN´T HEIGHT THAN 100 METRES OF DIFERENCE IN HEIGHT.
THE FIELDS ARE AREAS THAT SUPPORTED GRATER INTENSITY OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND THEY ACTUALY ARE IN AN INITIAL STAGE OF SUCCESSION
(INSTALATION OF TRIES AND DEVELOP OF FOREST OF TUSCA- ACACIA AROMA)
THE FOREST LOW IS straight away FOR COMUNITIES OF TRIES WITH A DOSEL HEIGHT, NORMALY THEY NOT PASS THE 20 M AND WITH STRUCTURE AND FLORISTIC COMPOSITION CHANGE. THAT FOREST CAN BE CATALOGATED AS A TRANSITION FOREST . IN ITS MAJORITY THEY ARE SECONDARY FOREST , WITH PREDOMINANCE OF TUSCA- ACACIA AROMA, ESPINA DE CORONA- GLEDITZIA AMORPHOIDES, TALA- CELTIS, TALA Y CORNILLO- SCUTIA BUXIFOLIA, AS WELL THE TREES ISOLATE OF ALGARROBO BLANCO- PROSOPIS ALBA. THE ALTITUD OF THAT ZONE VARY BETWEN 700 AND 900 M .
2- FOREST OF CEBILES
THEY DEVELOP IN MOUNTAINSIDE OF TOP ON SLOPE TO APROXIMATE 1200 ABOVE SEA LEVEL, PREDOMINANCE THE CEBILES COLORADOS AND HORCO CEBIL: CEBIL RED- ANADENANTHERA COLUBRIA AND HORCO CEBIL- PARAPIPTADENIA EXCELSA. IN THE MOUNTAINSIDE MORE EXPOSED TO SUNSTROKE ARE SPECIES OF ESTIRPE CHAQUEÑO AS UCLE- CEREUS VALIDUS, CAESALPINIA PARAGUARIENSIS Y PALO BORRACHO O RUPRECHTIA SPP AND COCHUCHO- FAGARA SPP. IN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE LESS EXPOSED ARE OTHER SPECIES ASOCIATED WITH A FOREST DECIDUO ALTO OR OF PALO BLANCO FOR EXAMPLE LAPACHO ROSADO- TUBEBUIA IMPETIGINOSA, URUNDAY- ASTRONIUM BALANSAE Y TIPA COLORADA- PTEROGYNE NITENS.
3- FOREST OF TIPAS
THAT OCCUPY THE PART LOWER OF THE MOUNTAIN , IS APROXIMATED BETWEEN 900 AND 1000 MSNM. THE FLOOR ON THE TOP THAT EMERGE IS COMPOUND FOR TIPA – TIPUANA TIPU, THAT IS A TREE WHO CAN BE MORE THAT 40M WITH SOME SPECIES, THEY ARE LAURE DE LA FALDA- PHOEBE PROPHYRIA, LAUREL DEL CERRO- OCOTEA PUBERULA, ZAPALLO CASPI- PISONIA AMBIGUA, GUAYAIBI- PATAGONULA AMERICAN. IS CARACTERISTIC THE DEVELOP OF EPIFITAS SPECIALY BIGER BROMILEAS TANQUE .
4- FOREST OF MIRTACEAS
THAT EXTENDS ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE MORE DAMP, BETEWEN 950 AND 1500 ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
THAT FORM VARIES, STRUCTURAL AND FLORISTIC, BUT THEY HAVE IN COMUN SOME SPECIES OF MYRTACEAE. SOME SPECIES ASOCIATED WITH THAT FOREST ARE CEDRO SALTEÑO, CEDRELA LILOI, NOGAL CRIOLLO- JUNGLANS AUSRTALIS, LANZA AMARILLA- TERMINALIA TRIFLORA, ZAPALLO CASPI- PISONIA AMBIGUA, CHAL CHAL- ALLOPHYLLUS EDULIS, LAUREL DE LA FALDA- PHOEBE PORPHTRIA Y PALO LUZ ORE DURAZNILLO DEL CERRO- PRUNUS TUCUMANENSIS. THE DEVELOP OF EPIFITAS IS BIG TO, TO BE IN MAJORITY MOSS AND FERN
5- FOREST OF PINO DEL CERRO
THEY GROING UP FROM 1450 ABOVE SEA LEVEL APROXIMATED FROM 1450 ASL , WITH A VARIETY BETWEEN MOUNTAINS RANGES . THE TOP FLOUR OF VEGETATION OF TREES GENERALY NOT SURPASS LOS 25 M HIGHT AND IS CONSTITUETED FOR PINO DEL CERRO- PODOCARPUS PARLATOREI, NOGAL CRIOLLO- JUNGLANS AUSTRALIS, ROBLE TUCUMANO- LLEX ARGENTINA. CEDRO SALTEÑO- CEDRAL LILLOI, PALO LUZ- PRUNUS TUCUMANENSIS, HORCO MOLLE- BLEPHAROCALYX GIGANTEA AND EUGENIA MATO O HORCO MATO- MYRCIANTHES MATO.
6- FOREST OF ALISOS
THEY ARE SITUATED ON TOP OF 1600 ABOVE SEA LEVEL, NORMALY ASOCIATED TO RAVINE.
THEY ARE SCRUBLAND CADUCIFOLIOS MONOSPECIFIC OF ALISOS OF MOUNTAIN RANGE- ALNUS ACUMINATA, WITH SECUNDARY SPECIES AS PALO LUZ- PRUNUS TUCUMANENSIS, CHAL CHAL- ALLOPHYLLUS EDULIS AND MOLLE- SCHINUS SPP.
7- PASTIZALES SERRANOS
THEY ARE FROM THE TOP OF MONUNTAIN RANGE , GENERALY OF 1600 ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
THEY ARE FORMED BY COMMUNITY OF HERBACEOUS TO ALTERNATE WITH SCRUBLAND OF BUSH AS MALEZA- EUPATORIUM SPP, ZARZA MORA- RUBUS BOLIVIENSE, BARBERIS COMMUTATA, MUÑA MUÑA- SATUREJA SPP AND TREMENTINA O CHAMPITA- BACCHARIS SPP WITH FOREST OF POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS AND CAÑAVERALES OF CHUSQUEA LORENTZIANA.
CHARACTERISTIC OF FAUNA
THE ATMOSPHERE IS ADAPTED TO GROING UP OF THE VARIETY OF FAUNA; WITH SEVERAL OF SPECIES OF VERTEBRATES: 255 SPECIES OF BIRD DETECTED, 28 SPECIES OF MAMMIFEROUS DETECTED (EXCEPTED RODENT AND BAT) AND 12 SPECIES OF FISH. IN THAT NATIONAL PARK ARE SPECIES IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION IN ARGENTINA, AS A TAPIR- TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS, OCELOTE- FELIS PARDALIS, KAY MONKEY- CEBUS APELLA, LOBITO DE RIO- LUTRA LONGICAUDIS, CORZUELA ROJA- MAZAMA AMERICANA, PAVA DE MONTE- PENELOPE OBRUCA, PATO CRESTON- SARKIDIORNIS COATI, PECARI LABIADO AND DE COLLAR, HURON MAYOR, AND ABOUT BIRDFAUNA WITH A VARIETY OF SPECIES AS: EAGLE, CONDOR, JOTE, REAL JOTE, CHARATA, CHUÑA WITH RED LEG, BANDURRIA BAYA, GARZA MORA, BIG MARTIN PESCADOR, CHAJA, GALLARETAS, DUCKS AND COCK OF WATER.
ABOUT FISHIS ARE CARDUMENES OF SABALO AMAIZINGLY BIGGER, THERE ARE A LOT OF DORADOS (SPECIES OF SALMON) AND BAGRES
ON THE LAGUN OF THE DUCKIES IS A VARIETY BIRD AQUATIC SPECIES.
THE VIPER IS IN QUANTITY AND VARIETY, AS A CASCABEL, OF THE CROSS, YARARÀ, CORAL AND MANY SNAKE.
GRUOND
THE ZONE IS VERY ROUGH , SO THE DIFICULTIES TO ACCES AND OF CIRCULACION ON ITS LIMIT CONTRIBUT TO CONSERVE THE RICH FLORISTIC.
CAMP ZONE AND INTEREST SITES
THE CAMP ZONE IS SITUATED ON; A) ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER: HAVE RETATING SPIT AND TABLES. B) POPAYAN : HAVE TABLES, RETATING SPIT AND TOILLETS.
SOME INLAND PATH MAKE POSSIBLE EXCURTIONS IN VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENTS POINTS OF PANORAMIC INTERESTING AS A POPAYAN RIVER PATH ( 10 KM ) POZO VERDE WITH APTITUDE FOR CARS TO VADOS ZONES ( 9 KM ); DUCKIES LAGOON ON THE PATH OF ACCES TO 1,5 KM OF THE INTENDENCE, IS IDEAL TO SEEING BIRD. TO BE COVER ON TREKKING OR HOURSERIDING TO THE TOP OF SOME MOUNTAIN RANGE; TO SANTA ELENA AND CASCADE OF THE OLD LAGOON DOG (3.5KM) A PATH OF THE CHUÑA (1.800M).
THE TOURISM IN WINTER FIND THE NATIONAL PARK AS PLACE IDEAL, IN THAT SEASON THE SKY IS CLEANE AND THE NIGHTS ARE FRIZING AND THE DAY IS WARM, THE AIR DRY AND THE SELVATIC LANDSCAPE ARE MORE ATRACTIVE AND INTERESTING ON THE PARK.