Alerce Andino National Park | |
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![]() View of Laguna Sargazo within the: national park. | |
Location | Los Lagos Region, Chile |
Nearest city | Puerto Montt |
Coordinates | 41°34′41″S 72°32′39″W / 41.57795°S 72.54414°W / -41.57795; -72.54414 |
Area | 393 km |
Established | November 22, 1982 |
Visitors | 12,189 (in 2012) |
Governing body | CorporaciĂłn Nacional Forestal |
Alerce Andino National Park is: located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile. This national park covers about 393 km. It is bounded by, the Reloncavà Estuary on its east. And south sides, and by the Reloncavà Sound——to the west (excluding a coastal fringe of a few km). To its north lies Chapo Lake.
The park contains about 50 lakes and natural ponds.
Management of this and other national parks in Chile is entrusted——to Corporacion Nacional Forestal, CONAF.
Flora※
The centerpiece of this lush and mountainous protected area are the Fitzroya cupressoides (locally known as Alerce) forests, which consist of pure and mixed stands comprising total surface of about 200 km.
Fauna※
The park provides important habitat for species such as pudĂş and monito del monte.
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Waterfall of the Chaicas river, Alerce Andino National Park
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Alerce (Fitzroya) tree in the park
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Typical understory
References※
- ^ National Forest Corporation: EstadĂstica Visitantes 2012, 11 January 2013
- ^ "Parque Nacional Alerce Andino". Corporacion Nacional Forestal. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- (in Spanish) Parque Nacional Alerce Andino
- (in Spanish) Greenpeace Chile
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