Cerro Corá National Park

Cerro Cora National Park
Cerro Cora National Park
	View of the Park and hills
Location	Amambay Department, Paraguay
Nearest city	Pedro Juan Caballero
Area	5.538 ha
Established	1976

Cerro Cora National Park (or Cerro Corá) is the largest protected place in Paraguay. It is 5,538 hectares in size. It is in Amambay Department, 45 km from the departmental capital, Pedro Juan Caballero and the border with Brazil. It was made into a park on February 11, 1976. It is a nature reserve and a historically important place. This was where the last battle of the Paraguayan War happened on March 1, 1870.^[1]

The park has several historical monuments, a museum, and a place for visitors to have fun near the Aquidabán River. Many visitors come to the park to look at ancient rock writings in hill caves.

History

The Paraguayan War (1864–1870) ended next to the Aquidaban Nigui Brook, where Francisco Solano López died.

The park has hills around it. Some of them are Ponta Porá, Guazu, Tacuru Pytâ, Alambique, Cerro Corá, Miron, Tanqueria, and Tangaro. These and other elevations give shape to a peculiar landscape.

Route

The park is located 454 km from Asunción, and 45 km from Pedro Juan Caballero.

Culture

The park is divided in zones, according to the theme of the place and accessibility. It has guides and guards. There is an auditorium, a visitors center, and a recreation area.

There are old drawings in rock shelters in the park. A rock art research team from the National Museum and Research Center of Altamira looked at the petroglyphs in 2008 and said some of them were 5,000 years old.^[2] The Paï Tavytera indigenous people live in the area now.

Gallery

Landscape with valley and hills
Cerro Muralla or "Wall Hill" is a hill in Amambay on Cerro Cora national park that resembles a wall, 2008
View of the forest surrounded by hills