Yacurí National Park
| Yacurí National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional Yacurí | |
Laguna Negra ("black lake"), Yacurí National Park | |
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| Location | Zamora Chinchipe and Loja, Ecuador |
| Nearest city | Amaluza |
| Coordinates | 4°42′22″S 79°21′54″W / 4.706°S 79.365°W |
| Area | 431 km2 (166 sq mi) |
| Established | 2009 |
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Yacurí National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Yacurí) is a 431-square-kilometre (166 sq mi) National Park in Ecuador located on the border between the provinces Loja and Zamora Chinchipe. It is part of a larger Protected Forest of 733 km2 (283 sq mi). It was founded in 2009. The headwaters for both the Chinchipe-Mayo (east) and Catamayo-Chira (west) water basins are in the park.