As of August 2023, there were 493 national parks in Latin America. Brazil registered the largest number up until that month, with 118 national parks. Mexico followed with 85, while Chile and Costa Rica recorded 36 and 35 national parks, respectively. At that time, Mexico and Brazil were the countries with the largest number of zoos and aquariums in the Latin American region.
Number of natural parks in Latin America as of August 2023, by country
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Information for Honduras was not available.
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Fundación ILAM. (August 29, 2023). Number of natural parks in Latin America as of August 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143380/latin-america-number-natural-parks-by-country/
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