General Juan N. Álvarez National Park is a national park and protected area located in Guerrero, Mexico. The park was established in 1964 and covers approximately . The area is named after Juan Álvarez, a Mexican general and former president of Mexico. The decree for the creation of this national park was issued on May 14, 1964, by the then president of the republic Adolfo López Mateos.

Geography

Park occupies part of the mountain range called the

Sierra Madre del Sur The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca. Geography The Sierra Madre del Sur joins with the Eje Volcánico Transv ...

, located northwest of the city of Chilapa de Álvarez. These elevations are known as El Ocotal, with altitudes up to 2,500 m asl. Some ravines that feed the tributaries of the rivers near park in turn feed the Atzacualoya River, which belongs to the homonymous basin, and which is a tributary of the Mezcala River, which in turn is a tributary of the Balsas River.

Biodiversity

According to the National Information System on Biodiversity of the National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO), in the General Juan Álvarez National Park there are more than 15 species of plants and animals, of which 1 is within some category. risk of the Official Mexican Standard NOM-059.

Flora

In general, the flora that exists in this national park and that can be seen throughout this place is made up of pine and oak forests, some of which have been introduced as a measure taken for the reforestation process of the place. Even in the lower parts you can find areas of grasslands. Other species that can be observed are orchids, which are highly endangered in the area.

Fauna

In the park species of wild cat,

skunk Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. They are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginge ...

coyote The coyote (''Canis latrans'') is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecologica ...

opossum Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 93 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North ...

rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...

, raccoon,

fox Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelv ...

ocelot The ocelot (''Leopardus pardalis'') is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches at the shoulders and weighs between on average. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Two subspecies are recognized. It is native to the southwes ...

, badger and cacomistle among others has been observed.

References

National parks of Mexico Protected areas of Guerrero {{Guerrero-geo-stub