San Pedro, Misiones

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San Pedro (Misiones)
Municipality and village
CountryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Province Misiones Province

San Pedro (Misiones) is a village and municipality in Misiones Province in north-eastern Argentina. [1]

The department contains the 31,619 hectares (78,130 acres) Esmeralda Provincial Park, created in 1997. [2]

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References

  1. Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. Parque Provincial Esmeralda-R.B.Yaboty (in Spanish), SIB: Administración de Parques Nacionales, retrieved 2016-11-09

Coordinates: 26°37′45″S54°06′48″W / 26.62917°S 54.11333°W / -26.62917; -54.11333