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The National Parks Administration of Argentina (Spanish: Administración de Parques Nacionales) is a public agency in charge of maintaining the network of national parks, created in 1934 to preserve the biological diversity and the cultural resources of the country.[1][2][3]
Administración de Parques Nacionales | |
Palacio Haedo, the Administration's main office | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | September 30, 1934 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Argentina |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Secretariat of the Interior |
Website | argentina.gob.ar/parquesnacionales |
It is managed by the Secretariat of the Interior.
The administration was established in 1934 by the federal law Nº 12 103/34 as the National Parks Department, together with creating Argentina's second national park, Iguazú. The first one, Del Sur, now known as Nahuel Huapi, preceded the department's creation by 12 years.
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