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Aconquija National Park
National Park · Created 2018 (antecesor: PN Campo de los Alisos, 1995) · 93,313 ha
It protects the headwaters of the Jaya and Las Pavas rivers, near-pure stands of Andean alder and more than 400 vertebrate species (guanaco, Andean cat, ocelot, alder parrot).
Managed by: Administración de Parques Nacionales · Legal basis: Ley 27.451/2018; Ley 24.526/1995 (Campo de los Alisos)
Area: the official National Parks sheet says 93,313 ha; other sources give 74,000 and 76,207 ha. We use the official figure.
Sources: argentina.gob.ar ↗ · es.hispanopedia.com ↗ - 2
Cumbres Calchaquíes Provincial Park unverified
Provincial Park · Created 1965 · 82,000 ha
It protects high-Andean grasslands, alder and queñoa groves, fauna such as taruca, Andean cat and condor, and paleontological and archaeological sites.
Managed by: Provincia de Tucumán · Legal basis: Ley provincial 3363/1965; Ley 3778/1972 (según espejo de Wikipedia; fuente débil)
Sources disagree: 82,000 ha in one and 8,000 ha in another. It is mostly high-Andean, not forest.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗ · tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ - 3
Los Ñuñorcos Provincial Park unverified
Provincial Park (strict natural reserve per infobox) · Created 1965 · 16,000 ha
It protects alder and queñoa groves, taruca, guanaco and brocket deer, and archaeological remains on Ñuñorco Grande tied to the Inca road.
Managed by: Provincia de Tucumán · Legal basis: Ley provincial 3363 (según espejo de Wikipedia)
Area and law not confirmed with an official source.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗ · tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ - 4
Quebrada del Portugués Natural Reserve unverified
Strict natural reserve (provincial) · Created 1996 · 12,000 ha
It protects Yungas habitats, taruca and birds, the Río Los Reales valley and archaeological sites.
Managed by: Provincia de Tucumán · Legal basis: Decreto Acuerdo 40/1-GOB-1996
Another source gives 9,600 ha combined with Ñuñorcos.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗ · tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ - 5
La Florida Provincial Reserve unverified
Reserve (IUCN Cat. Ia per Wikipedia mirror) · Created 1936 · 9,882 ha
It protects Yungas along an altitudinal gradient, alder woodlands and fauna (39 mammal and 58 bird species per Tucumán Tourism).
Managed by: Dirección de Recursos Naturales y Riego (Provincia de Tucumán), según espejo de Wikipedia · Legal basis: Ley provincial 1646 (1936)
Altitude range and managing authority to be confirmed.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗ · tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ - 6
Santa Ana Provincial Reserve unverified
Provincial reserve · Created 1972 · 20,000 ha
The southernmost continuous stretch of Yungas forest; over 30 mammal species and an Important Bird Area. Tucumán Tourism describes it as strictly preserved, closed to visitors.
Managed by: Provincia de Tucumán · Legal basis: Ley 3778/1972 (según espejo de Wikipedia)
Approximate area (20,000 ha; possibly 18,500) and law to be confirmed.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗ · tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ - 7
Aguas Chiquitas Natural Reserve unverified
Wild Natural Area (provincial) · Created 1982 (estación biológica); ampliada 1986 · 2,887 ha
It preserves Yungas-Chaco Serrano transition forests, among the few left unaltered, with over 40 mammals and ~50 birds recorded and a paleontological site.
Managed by: Provincia de Tucumán · Legal basis: Decretos provinciales 901/82 y 1860/86
Data from a single source.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗ - 8
Sierra de San Javier Park
University biological park / nature reserve · Created 1973 · 14,174 ha
It protects Yungas and Chaco habitats, watersheds supplying nearby cities, ocelot, Tucumán cedar and the endemic guilli.
Managed by: Universidad Nacional de Tucumán · Legal basis: Resolución Rectoral UNT 001030/73 (10 ago 1973)
The same source gives both 1973 and 1974 as the creation year.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗ · tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ - 9
Horco Molle Experimental Reserve unverified
Experimental / multiple-use reserve (UNT) · Created 1986 · 200 ha
Rescue and rehabilitation of native wildlife and environmental education, with an enclosed ~18 ha area for semi-free animals.
Managed by: Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo) · Legal basis: No indicada en las fuentes leídas
Legal instrument not found.
Sources: tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ · es.hispanopedia.com ↗ - –
Los Sosa Provincial Reserve unverified
Provincial reserve · Created 1940 (según Tucumán Turismo; asignación a la reserva no confirmada) · 890 ha
It protects three Yungas zones and over 62 mammal, 15 amphibian and ~115 bird species.
Managed by: Provincia de Tucumán · Legal basis: No indicada
No sourced coordinates; year and area to be confirmed (not shown on the map).
Sources: tucumanturismo.gob.ar ↗ - 10
Aconquija Provincial Park (San Javier range) unverified
Provincial Park / Protective Forest · Created 1936 (categoría de parque 1972) · 226 ha
Montane forest on the San Javier range with birds, carnivores and reptiles. Not to be confused with Aconquija National Park.
Managed by: Provincia de Tucumán · Legal basis: Ley provincial 1672 (1936)
Another source gives 500 ha instead of 226 ha.
Sources: es.hispanopedia.com ↗