Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is a National Park situated in the Pyrenees of Huesca province in Spain.

There has been a National Park in the Ordesa Valley since 1918. Its protected area was enlarged in 1982 to cover the whole region amounting to 156.08 km². It has been included since 1997 by UNESCO in the Biosphere Reserve of Ordesa-Viñamala. In the same year it was included in the cross-border Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage Site.

The park's territory includes the municipalities of Torla, Broto, Fanlo, Tella-Sin, Puértolas, and Bielsa. At elevations up to 1,500-1,700 meters, there are extensive forests of beeches (Fagus sylvatica), Abies alba, pines (Pinus sylvestris), oaks (Quercus subpyrenaica), and a lesser extent of birches (Betula pendula), ashes (Fraxinus excelsior), willows (Salix angustifolia).

At higher elevations up to 2,000 m, the mountain pine (Pinus uncinata) dominates. Up to 1,800 m, bushes of boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) are found. In the high meadows from 1,700 to 3,000 meters, there are numerous endemisms including Borderea pyrenaica, Campanula cochleariifolia, Ramonda myconi, Silene borderei, Androsace cylindrica, Pinguicula longifolia, Petrocoptis crassifolia, etc.

The Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum), is one of the symbols of the National Park. The most important species of the Park was the bucardo or Pyrenean Ibex, which unfortunately became extinct in January 2000 in spite of the preservation efforts. The Pyrenean Chamois is a type of goat. There are other species such as the marmot, boar and the Pyrenean Desman or water-mole ( Galemys pyrenaicus ), and great birds like the golden eagle, the griffon vulture, hawks, and the royal owl. Many illustrious persons have been fond of the places in this region and have expounded their virtues.

Source of description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordesa_y_Monte_Perdido_National_Park wikipedia

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UNESCO 773
Geographical coordinates 42.6716670, 0.0555560
Address Broto, Ordesa y Monte Perdido

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