Alerce Andino National Park

Alerce Andino National Park
Alerce Andino National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
	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
Area	393 km2
Established	November 22, 1982
Visitors	12,189 (in 2012)
Governing body	Corporación Nacional Forestal

Alerce Andino National Park is located in the Andes, in Los Lagos Region of Chile. This national park covers about 393 km². It is bounded by the Reloncaví Estuary on its east and south sides, and by the Reloncaví 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.^[2]

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 a total surface of about 200 km².

Fauna

The park provides important habitat for species such as pudú and monito del monte.

Waterfall of the Chaicas river, Alerce Andino National Park
Alerce (Fitzroya) tree in the park
Typical understory

References

^ National Forest Corporation: Estadística 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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[1] National Forest Corporation: Estadística Visitantes 2012, 11 January 2013

[conaf-2] "Parque Nacional Alerce Andino". Corporacion Nacional Forestal. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

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