Benito Juarez National Park is located in the central part of the state of Oaxaca. This is one of the first protected areas, built in the national park of the country park was named in honor of the former president - Benito Juarez, a native of Oaxaca, Mexico, who was head of the construction of the park in a year - in 1937.

The park is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of 1650-3050 meters above sea level. The biggest mountain here - Sierra de San Felipe, it reaches a maximum height of 3111 meters. The area of ​​the park in 2737 hectares is under special protection. On its territory is a major waterway - the river of San Felipe.

Flora is represented by 568 species. Because forests are mainly pine and oak. At the foothills of the tropical deciduous forests grow.

In the park live 18 species of amphibians, 39 reptiles, 231 species of birds, some of them are considered to be endemic and 62 species of mammals such as ground squirrel, flying squirrel, puma, ocelot and white-tailed deer. Most protected bird blue jay is considered here. This is a small songbird family Corvidae. It is found only in North America.

Scientists say that today the National Park Benito Juarez is in danger. Woodlands of the park is often threatened by fires and logging expensive wood. Suffer and fauna, because the boundaries of the park are not protected and are often foraged poachers.

Despite the dire situation, environmentalists are trying to save and protect the park from all sorts of threats and attract tourists. For the last visit to the park becomes a great opportunity for unity with nature, explore its rarest species on earth.