Iguazu National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Iguazu Department, a in the north of the province of Misiones, Argentine Mesopotamia. It has an area of 550 km squared. The park was created in 1934 and it contains one of the greatest natural beauties of Argentina, the Iguazu Falls, surrounded by the subtropical jungle. Across the Iguazu River lies its Brazilian counterpart (Iguacu National Park). Both sites were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, in 1984 and 1986. The fauna of the park includes several endangered species: the jaguar, the tapir, the ocelote, the tiricas, the anteater, the pavas de monte, the jungle eagle, and the yacare overo. One can also find birds like the vencejo de cascada and large toucans, mammals like the coati, and a diversity of butterflies. Also the Vinaceous-breasted parrot.
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