National Parks Of Mexico
Mexico's National Parks (or Parques Nacionales in Spanish) are 67 federally recognized national parks that are protected natural areas administrated by the federal National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP). They cover 1,432,024 hectares, representing 0.73% of the territory of Mexico.
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