Lagunas de Zempoala National Park
Lagunas de Zempoala National Park | |
---|---|
![]() | |
![]() ![]() | |
Location | Huitzilac Municipality, Morelos / Ocuilan Municipality, State of Mexico |
Nearest city | Mexico City |
Coordinates | 19°03′21″N 99°19′12″W / 19.05587°N 99.3201°WCoordinates: 19°03′21″N 99°19′12″W / 19.05587°N 99.3201°W |
Area | 4,790 hectares (11,800 acres) |
Established | November 27, 1936[1] |
Governing body | Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources |
Lagunas de Zempoala National Park is a natural protected area which consists of a group of seven lagoons. In the Nahuatl language, "Zempoala" means "place of many waters." The park is located between the states of Morelos and State of Mexico, Mexico.
Geography[]
The lagoons of Zempoala are located in a biological corridor named Chichinautzin, between the municipalities of , at the southwestern section of State of Mexico and Huitzilac, northwestern section of the state of Morelos, 50 km away from Mexico City.[2]
The National Park covers about 4,700 hectares (12,000 acres)[3] and lies at an elevation of about 2,900 meters (9,500 feet) above sea level.[4]
The Park[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Laguna_de_Zempoala_en_Morelos.jpg/220px-Laguna_de_Zempoala_en_Morelos.jpg)
The Park consists of seven lagoons: Zempoala, Compila, Tonatihua, Seca, Ocoyotongo, Quila, and Hueyapan[5] which are supplied with water through rain and the rivers descending from the Ajusco and the surrounding mountains.[6] Three of the lagoons (Zempoala, Tonatihua, and Prieta) have water the whole year, and the other four are seasonal.[7]
Flora and fauna[]
The abundant forests surrounding the park include different types of trees such as oaks, cedars, pine trees and firs. In the park there is a possibility of finding a great variety of mammals such as deer,[8] foxes, weasels, rabbits, squirrels, skunks, birds (such as falcons, hummingbirds and sparrows), and amphibians such as the Axolotl.[9]
Decree[]
The Zempoala lagoons were granted the title of national park on November 27, 1936 by the president of Mexico,[10] and the decree was modified in May 1947[11] to reduce the parks territory to its current 4,700 hectares.
References[]
- ^ http://www.conanp.gob.mx/sig/decretos/parques/Zempoala.pdf
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "lagunas de zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "El parque nacional lagunas de zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ^ "Lagunas de Zempoala". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Mexico
- Protected areas of Morelos
- Protected areas of the State of Mexico
- Protected areas of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt