Parabanó Municipal Protected Area (Santa Cruz)

This area is in the Cabezas Municipality, Cordillera province of the department of Santa Cruz in the ecotone between the Tucuman Bolivian forest, the Chaco highland and the Chiquitano woody end with an area of 37.490 hectares. It was created by Municipal Ordinance Nº 020/2004 on October 20 2004. With the purpose to preserve the integrity of the conditions in the ecosystems made up of the Amazonia, Chaqueña and Chiquitana ecoregions that are present in the Parabanó mountain range, to keep the quality of the hydrological system, biodiversity, genetic resources, and environmental functions for the benefit of the local population