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OCR: NORTH AMERICA Tortuguero; Costa Rica 189 sq km forest and swamp on the Caribbean (73 sq mi) coast; green turtles; est. 1970 Tikal; Guatemala 576 sq km ancient Maya ceremonial center; (222 sq mi) est. 1957 Cofre de Perote; Mexico 117 sq km (45 sq mi) volcano; est. 1937 Constitucion de 1857; 50 sq km Baja California; est. 1962 Mexico (19 sq mi) Iztaccihuatl-Popocatepetl; 257 sq km two volcanoes; est 1935 Mexico (99 sq mi); Lagunas de Chacahua; 142 sq km lagoons, mangrove swamps, and Mexico (55 sq mi); forests; est. 1937 La Malinche; Mexico; 457 sq km volcano; est. 1938 (176 sq mi) Pico de Orizaba; Mexico 198 sq km snowcapped volcano; est. 1936 (76 sq mi) Zoquiapan y Anexas; 194 sq km high-altitude climate and flora; Me xico (75 sq mi) est. 1937 SOUTH AMERICA El Palmar; Argentina 85 sq km palm tree reserve; est. 1966 (33 sq mi) El Rey; Argentina 442 sq km subtropical vegetation in the (171 sq mi) Gran Chaco; est. 1948 Iguazu; Argentina 492 sq km sub tropical forest along the (190 sq mi) Iguazu River; est. 1934 Lanin; Argentina 3,786 sq km park and reserve; extinct volcano (1,462 sq mi) and lakes in the Andes; est. 1937 Los Glaciares; Argentina 6,000 sq km park and reserve; glaciers, lakes, (2,317 sq mi) and forests in the Andes; est. 1937 Nahuel Huapi; Argentina 7,581 sq km Andrean lakes and glaciers; includes (2,927 sq mi) Mount Tronador; est. 1934 Petrified Forest; Argentina 100 sq km rocky terain in eastern Patagonia; (39 sq mi) est. 1954 Rio Pilcomayo; Argentina 500 sq km (193 sq mi) prairie and forest at the confluence of the Pilcomayo and Paraguay rivers; est. 1951 Tierra del Fuego; Argentina 630 sq km rugged terrain with forests (242 sq mi) and lakes; est. 1960 Araguaia; Brazil 5,623 sq km (2,171 sq mi) savanna and forest on Bananal Island; est. 1959 Brasilia; Brazil 280 sq km wooded savanna; est. 1961 (108 sq mi) Chapada dos Veadeiros; 600 sq km woodland savanna; est. 1961 Brazil (232 sq mi) Emas; Brazil 1,319 sq km woodland savanna and gallery (509 sq mi) forest; est. 1961 Iguacu; Brazil 1,701 sq km sub tropical forest and Iguacu Falls; (657 sq mi) est. 1939 Monte Pascoal; Brazil 140 sq km rain forest on the slopes of Mount (54 sq mi) Pascoal, coastal sandbars; est. 1961 Serra da Bocaina; Brazil 1,000 sq km tropical rain forest; est. 1971 (386) sq mi ) Alberto de Agostini; Chile 7,900 sq km fjords and the Cordillera Darwin (3,050 sq mi ) in Tierra del Fuego; est. 1965 Cape Horn; Chile 631 sq km most southerly island of the coastal (244 sq mi) archipelago; est. 1945 Hernando de Magallanes; 8,000 sq km along Strait of Magellan; est. 1969 Chile (3,089 sq mi) Isla de Pascua; Chile 46 sq km prehistoric stones on Easter Island; (18 sq mi) est. 1968 Laguna San Rafael; Chile 17,425 sq km lake at southem end of Elefantes (6,728 sq mi) Fjord; est. 1967 Villarrica; Chile 610 sq km forested slopes of Villarrica Volcano; (236 sq mi) est. 1940 Sierra Nevada de 3,830 sq km) Andes; est. 1964 Santa Marta; Colombia (1 ,479 sq mi) Galapagos Islands; Ecuador 6,912 sq km south western part of Santa Cruz (2,669 sq mi) Island; unique fauna; est. 1934 Kaie teur; Guyana 117 sq km forests along the Potaro, Mure Mure, (45 sq mi) and Elinku rivers; Kaieteur Falls; est. 1929 Manu; Peru 15,328 sq km Amazon forest, indigenous Indian (5,918 sq mi) tribes; est. 1973 Canaima; Venzuela 30,000 sq km mountains and Angel Falls (11,583 sq mi) (highest in the world); est. 1962 El Avila; Venezuela 852 sq km coastal mountains; est. 1958 (329 sq mi) Sierra Nevada; Venezuela 1,900 sq km western Andes, including Bolivar (734 sq mi) Peak; est. 1952