San Guillermo National Park
| San Guillermo National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional San Guillermo | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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| Location | Iglesia Department, San Juan Province, Argentina |
| Coordinates | 29°25′00″S 69°15′00″W / 29.4167°S 69.25°WCoordinates: 29°25′00″S 69°15′00″W / 29.4167°S 69.25°W |
| Area | 160.000 hectares |
| Established | 1998 |
San Guillermo National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional San Guillermo) is a national park in Argentina, in the Iglesia Department of San Juan Province. It was established in 1999 and is part of the San Guillermo Biosphere Reserve. The highest point of the biosphere reserve is about 6,000 m (19,700 ft). It consists of grasslands, wetlands, and canyons. The animals there include vicuña, guanaco, culpeo fox, Andean mountain cat, cougar, and Andean condor.
The San Guillermo National Park is located in the northern part of San Juan Province, Argentina near the town of Rodeo and was established on January 13, 1999. It has an area of 166,000 hectares in the High Andes, and includes puna grassland and mountain summits. It was originally set up as a provincial reserve in 1972 and became the San Guillermo Biosphere Reserve in 1980. Its main objective is to preserve the natural habitat of vicuñas, and at the same time protect the other plants and animals of this mountain area.
The altitude of the biosphere reserve varies between 1,000 and 6,000 m (3,300 and 19,700 ft). It totals 981,000 hectares (2,420,000 acres) with a core area of 42,000 hectares (100,000 acres) and consists of arid mountain ranges with no permanent water courses. The soils are mostly coarse, but in some parts, mostly above 3,500 m (11,483 ft), better soils support steppe grassland. The flora consists of scattered dwarf shrubs, interspersed with coarse grasses and herbaceous plants, and much bare ground. The shrubs include Adesmia, Patrastrephia, Fabiana, Azorella and Ephedra. Grasses present include Stipa, Calamagrostis and Festuca and flowering plants include Astragalus, Tropaeolum, Phacelia and Glandularia.
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