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This is a ''list of national parks in Ecuador''.


National parks

There are 11 national parks:


National Reserves


Ecological reserves

There are 9 national ecological reserves: * Arenillas Ecological Reserve * Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve * Antisana Ecological Reserve *
Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve Cotacachi Cayapas Reserve contains of land and is located in the Imbabura and Esmeraldas provinces of Ecuador from Quito. Elevations in the reserve range from about in the east to Cotacachi Volcano which reaches an elevation of in the sou ...
* El Angel Ecological Reserve * Illinizas Ecological Reserve * Manglares Cayapas Mataje Ecological Reserve * Cofán-Bemejo Ecological Reserve *
Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve The Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve ( es, Reserva Ecológica Mache-Chindul) is an ecological reserve in the provinces of Esmeraldas and Manabí, Ecuador. It protects a mountainous area in the transition from tropical rain forest in the north t ...


Biological reserves

There are 4 National biological reserves: * Cerro Plateado (Silver Hill) Biological Reserve * El Quimi Biological Reserve * El Cóndor Biological Reserve * Limoncocha National Biological Reserve


Geobotanical reserve

There is one National geobotanical reserve: *
Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua (''Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve'') (''Cloud of Water Geobontanical Reserve'') is a protected area around Pululahua Volcano in the north of Quito Canton, Pichincha Province Pichincha () is a province of Ecuador l ...


Wildlife refuges

There are 10 National wildlife refuges: * Pasochoa Wildlife Refuges * Isla Santa Clara Wildlife Refuges * Isla Corazón y Fragata Wildlife Refuges * La Chiquita Wildlife Refuges * El Zarza Wildlife Refuges * El Pambilar Wildlife Refuges * Pacoche Wildlife Refuges * El Morro Swamps Wildlife Refuges * Rio Muisne Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges * Rio Esmereldas Estuary Swampland Wildlife Refuges


Private Reserves

In addition to the many National reserves, refuges and parks in Ecuador there are some privately owned and operated reserves and refuges not listed on this page which is exclusively National Parks and other National Ecological Assets.


References


External links


Official Map of Ecuador's Protected Areas


{{Protected areas of Ecuador E
National parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...
National parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individua ...