With an area of 177395.95 hectares National Park Cumbres de Monterrey is located in the west-central state of Nuevo Leon, in the surrounding state of Coahuila, the Sierra Madre Oriental, where the predominant forms are the flat mountain areas, inside the region is a biodiversity that ranges from arid areas with species typical of the desert regions, passing through thickets with various vegetation types and associations, primarily to pine forests and oaks in the higher parts, grassland and various floristic composition along the rivers and creeks, in Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey plant communities are of greatest ecological value to the state of Nuevo Leon, as the conifers forest and hardwoods, chaparral, desert scrub rosetofilous, submontane scrub and gallery forest, reported to date 1368 species of flora and fauna, of which 73 are considered endangered, threatened, endemic, rare, vulnerable or of special protection, also has a great diversity wildlife species such as the coyote, the cougar, badger, the raccoon, the white-tailed deer, the opossums, armadillo, wild boar, gray fox, hare, gray and red squirrels, the eastern mountain parrot the carpenter Harlequin duck rainbow, Cardinal, pale falcon, peregrine falcon and the American goldfinch.
But as if all this was not enough, in addition to the flora and the huge number of animal species it is possible to observe in this place, it is possible to practice sports like cycling, horseback riding or trekking.
The practizing of these sports is the best way to get inside and get to know the nature that The National Park Cumbres in Monterrey offers to all its visitors and fans of flora and fauna. Besides is a great option to do some
Ecotourism on your vacations and this would be one of the most beautiful places to visit.
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