Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park

•   Why do we have to preserve our National Park ?

Because it represents a "Natural system" with erosion formations and sedimentary origin rocks. The "Sarrio" lives in its cliffs, the " Pito negro" in its woods and the "Aguila Real" and the "quebrantahuesos" dwel in this area too. Because there are more tha 1,400 different plants and some of them are endemic, because there are amphibious, reptiles, mammals, and birds which conform the Pyrenaic fauna.

•  International prizes given to our park 

Biosphere reserve ( "Mab" program -Unesco) 

World Human Heritage (UNESC0,1997)

 ZEPA,1998

"Carte de coopération" with the "Pyrénées" National park .

•  Its situation and surroundings

Monte Perdido and Ordesa National Park is in Aragón in the North of the province of Huesca (Spain ) in the centre of the Pyrenees. It has got 15,608 ha of surface and its surroundings 19,679.

Its landscape is unique , with beautiful gorges, lakes, glaciers, caves, and the Monte Perdido Mountain (3,355m) whose slopes are full of woods where different animals and plants find shelter.

•   The park and its human activity

     There's human activity in its surrounding areas, its villages are small with the typical house-building , stone walls, slate roofs and the characteristic conical chimney with the so called    "scarewitch" slap. The main activity in the area is cattle, sheep and cows that eat the pastures that grow in its meadows .

• Technological aspects 

In order to preserve our National Parl the following measures are taken : 

• Limit the number of particular cars 
• Offer public transport with a wide timetable, starting early in the morning and finishing in the evening. 
•  Provide free parking in the surroundings

•   Human aspects 

The policy of our National park considering human aspects is aimed at:

The centre of the " Parador" in the Park offers  facilities for handicapped people .It allows them  to have a wide vision of the park using the latest technological advances. 

•   Regulations

Inside the National Park is not allowed to

• Camp outside authorized sites
• Gather or collect animals plants or mineral and rock samples
• Traffic outside the official timetable
• Ride bicycles along restricted areas
• Bathe in rivers or laggons
• Row down gullies
• make a fire
• Break surrounding quietness
• Hunt
• Keep unleashed dogs
• Toss rubish
• Fish

Geology, flora ,climate and  fauna