Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve
- Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve
Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve is a nature reserve of Chile located in the Pampa del Tamarugal, some 70 Km. east of Iquique. The reserve consists of three separate sectors: Zapiga, Bosque Nativo de La Tirana, and Pintados. The major highlights are the forests of the genus Prosopis (primarily Prosopis tamarugo), found in the middle of a rainless desert, and the Pintados geoglyphs.
The sectors of Zapiga and Pintados are crossed by the Pan-American Highway.
ee also
*La Tirana
*Huara
*Pica
References
*Es icon [http://www.sernatur.cl/Areas_Silvestres/Tarapaca/Tarapaca.html Reserva Nacional Pampa del Tamarugal]
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