El Imposible National Park

El Imposible National Park is located in El Salvador. The national park and tropical forest was founded in 1989 and is spread across 38.20 sq km of land. The park has been named after the dangerous gorge where many farmers have lost their lives while crossing it and which was often used for transporting mules that carried coffee and other stuff to the Pacific port.

In past the Guatemala traders in order to reach to the El Salvador's markets used to traverse the mysteries and intricacies of this jungle. These traders used to travel with their mules in the slopping "Impossible Pass," and this is the gorge from where the park derived its name from. The bridges were constructed over the gorge and many times fatalistic accidents used to occur when the bridges used to collapse.

A sturdy bridge however was constructed in 1968 by the government to facilitate safe trading from Tacuba to Cara Sucia.

El Imposible straddles over Apaneca Ilamatepec mountain range. The El Imposible National Park comprises of the dry tropical jungle that also constitutes to the making of Apaneca Ilamatepec mountain range. This park is an important natural vegetation region of El Salvador. The 9000 acre jungles also have the crystal clear water. The park gives shelter to 500 and more species of birds such as turquoised-browed motmot, great curassow, Ocelots, the great curassow etc.

The park treasures more than 1,000 impressive species of plants. The travellers can see variety of butterflies in the park as there are some 500 diurnal butterflies in the park. There 103 species of mammals. The park also has some 53 species of reptiles and amphibians.

The conservationists are making strong efforts to prevent any sort of illegal hunting and practices such as firewood gathering. The park is encompassed by coffee farms. These farms are known to be gradually and cleverly swallowing the borders of the park.