Mexico recognizes 67 federally protected natural areas as national parks (), which are administered by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP), a branch of the federal Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources. Together, they cover a combined area of in 23 of the 31 Mexican states and the independent district of Mexico City, representing 0.73% of the territory of Mexico.National Commission of Protected Natural Areas , retrieved 6 February 2012

List of national parks NameYear openedArea (km2)LocationNote Arrecife Alacranes National Park 1994 3,337 Yucatán Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 1996 119 Quintana Roo Arrecife de Puerto Morelos National Park 1998 90 Quintana Roo Arrecifes de Xcalak National Park 2000 179 Quintana Roo Bahía de Loreto National Park 1996 2,065 Baja California Sur Barranca del Cupatitzio National Park 1938 3 Michoacán Basaseachic Falls National Park 1981 58 Chihuahua Benito Juárez National Park 1937 27 Oaxaca Bosencheve National Park 1940 104 Michoacán; Estado de México Cabo Pulmo National Park 1995 71 Baja California Sur Cañón del Río Blanco National Park 1938 556 Veracruz Cañón del Sumidero National Park 1980 217 Chiapas Cerro de Garnica National Park 1936 9 Michoacán Cerro de la Estrella National Park 1938 11 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) Cerro de Las Campanas National Park 1937 0.58 Querétaro Cofre de Perote National Park 1937 117 Veracruz Constitution 1857 National Park 1962 50 Baja California Costa Occidental de Isla Mujeres National Park 1996 86 Quintana Roo includes Punta Cancún y Punta Nizuc Cumbres del Ajusco National Park 1936 9 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) Cumbres de Majalca National Park 1939 47 Chihuahua Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 2000 1,773 Nuevo León Desierto del Carmen National Park 1942 5 Estado de México also known as Nixcongo Desierto de los Leones National Park 1917 15 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) Dzibilchantún National Park 1987 5 Yucatán El Chico National Park 1982 27 Hidalgo El Cimatario National Park 1982 24 Querétaro Gogorrón National Park 1936 250 San Luis Potosí El Histórico Coyoacán National Park 1938 5 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) see also Viveros de Coyoacán El Potosí National Park 1936 20 San Luis Potosí El Sabinal National Park 1938 0.08 Nuevo León El Tepeyac National Park 1937 15 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) El Tepozteco National Park 1937 232 Morelos; Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) El Veladero National Park 1980 36 Guerrero Fuentes Brotantes de Tlalpan National Park 1936 1 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) General Juan N. Álvarez National Park 1964 5 Guerrero Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park 1936 16 Guerrero Huatulco National Park 1998 118 Oaxaca Insurgente José María Morelos y Pavón National Park 1939 43 Michoacán Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla National Park 1936 15 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) Commonly known as La Marquesa National Park Isla Contoy National Park 1998 51 Quintana Roo Isla Isabel National Park 1980 1.9 Nayarit Islas Marietas National Park 2005 13 Nayarit Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park 1935 398 Estado de México; Morelos; Puebla includes Zoquiapan and annexed areas in Edo. de México, Morelos, and Puebla La Malinche National Park 1938 457 Puebla also known as Matlalcuéyatl Lago de Camécuaro National Park 1941 0.1 Michoacán Lagunas de Chacahua National Park 1937 141 Oaxaca Lagunas de Montebello National Park 1959 60 Chiapas Lagunas de Zempoala National Park 1936 47 Morelos; Estado de México Lomas de Padierna National Park 1938 6 Distrito Federal (Ciudad de México) Los Marmoles National Park 1936 231 Hidalgo composed of Barranca de San Vicente y Cerro de Cangando Los Novillos National Park 1940 0.4 Coahuila Los Remedios National Park 1938 4 Estado de México Molino de Flores Nezahualcóyotl National Park 1937 0.5 Estado de México Nevado de Toluca National Park 1936 467 Estado de México Palenque National Park 1981 17 Chiapas Pico de Orizaba National Park 1937 197 Veracruz; Puebla Rayón National Park 1952 0.25 Michoacán Sacromonte National Park 1939 0.45 Estado de México San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park 2005 584 Baja California Sierra de Órganos National Park 2000 11 Zacatecas Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park 1947 719 Baja California Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano National Marine Park 1992 522 Veracruz Tula National Park 1981 1 Hidalgo Tulum National Park 1981 6 Quintana Roo Volcán Nevado de Colima National Park 1936 96 Colima Xicoténcatl National Park 1937 6 Tlaxcala

See also Mexican Protected Natural Areas

References

Sources CONANP listing of parks (Spanish) Guia Roji: Por las carreteras de México, 2006

External links

CONANP website The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources Mexico Parks at Planeta.com