San Rafael National Park

San Rafael National Park
Parque Nacional San Rafael
Handroanthus impetiginosus in the San Rafael Reserve
Map showing the location of San Rafael National Park
Map showing the location of San Rafael National Park
Nearest cityItapúa Department, Paraguay
Coordinates26°27′30″S 55°41′51″W / 26.458359°S 55.697418°W / -26.458359; -55.697418
Area69,304 hectares (171,250 acres)
DesignationNational park
Created1992
Administratornone

San Rafael National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional San Rafael) is a proposed national park in Paraguay covering an area of Atlantic Forest, grasslands, and wetlands. Though it was declared in 1992 that the area was to be reserved as a national park, no further steps have been taken to formalize its status. The area is under threat both from large-scale farming and from small slash-and-burn farmers.