Huerquehue National Park

Huerquehue National Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Huerquehue National Park
iucn_category = II


caption = Laguna Los Patos and Monkey-puzzle trees on the "Three Lakes Hiking Trail".
locator_x =
locator_y =
location = Araucanía Region, Chile
nearest_city = Pucón
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 08
lat_seconds = 19
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 39
long_seconds = 59
long_direction = W
area = 125 km²
established = 1967
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = Corporación Nacional Forestal

Huerquehue National Park is located in the Andes, in the Araucanía Region of Chile, east of Caburgua Lake. The park encompasses 125 square kilometres of mountainous terrain and has an elevation range from 720 to 2,000 m asl.

One of the most noteworthy features of Huerquehue NP are its millenarian forests of Araucarias, which are the perfect backdrop for the small lakes and ponds that dot the park. Tinquilco Lake lies in the lower portion of this protected area.

References

*Es icon [http://www.sernatur.cl/Areas_Silvestres/Araucania/Araucania.html Parque Nacional Huerquehue]
* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=9418&level=nat World Database on Protected Areas entry]

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/38839711@N00/sets/72157594225527788/ Photo Gallery]


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