Valle de los Cirios
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Valle de los Cirios ("Valley of the Candles") is a wildlife protection area in the southern portion of the municipality of Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico. At 2,521,776 hectares (9,736.63 sq mi) in area, it is the second-largest wildlife protection area behind El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, but it includes more land than El Vizcaíno.
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Valle de los Cirios Flora and Fauna Protection Area | |
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Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Valle de los Cirios | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
Location | Baja California, Mexico |
Coordinates | 30.0300°N 115.1700°W / 30.0300; -115.1700 |
Area | 2,521,988 ha (9,737.45 sq mi) |
Designated | 2000 |
Administrator | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas – CONANP) |
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