Llullaillaco National Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Llullaillaco National Park
iucn_category = II


caption = Llullaillaco
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location = Antofagasta Region, Chile
nearest_city = Antofagasta
lat_degrees = 24
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 68
long_minutes = 37
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
area = 2,687 km²
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governing_body = Corporación Nacional Forestal

Llullaillaco National Park is a national park of Chile, located 275 km southeast of Antofagasta in the Andes. It lies between the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Domeyko and the international border with Argentina. In the park there are several important mountains that culminate at the summit of Llullaillaco volcano. The park also is characterized by extensive semi-desert plains interspersed by "Quebradas". A part of the Inca road system is found in "Río Frío" area.

The park's vegetation is dominated by high Andean steppes. In the park have been recorded 126 flora species, 21 of which are endemic to the area.cite journal | author = Marticorena, A. | coauthors = V. Pardo, A. Peñaloza, M.A. Negritto, L.A. Cavieres & M. Parada | title = Adiciones y notas a la flora del Parque Nacional Llullaillaco, II Región, Chile. | journal = Gayana Bot. | date = 2004 | volume = 61 | issue = 2 | pages = 49–54 | url = http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-66432004000200001&lng=es&nrm=iso
accessdate = 2007-09-30 | id = ISSN:0717-6643]

Herds of vicuñas wander through the park.

References

*Es icon [http://www.sernatur.cl/Areas_Silvestres/Antofagasta/Antofagasta.html Parque Nacional Llullaillaco]