Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve

Infobox_Protected_area | name = Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve
iucn_category = Ia

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caption = The Seven Cups
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location = Maule Region, Chile
nearest_city = Molina
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area = 5,148 km²
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governing_body = Corporación Nacional Forestal

Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve is a nature reserve straddling the border between the provinces of Curicó and Talca, Maule Region, Chile. It lies in a pre-Andean area close to Descabezado Grande volcano.

The reserve's most popular feature is the area known as "Siete Tazas" (Seven Cups), which consists of seven consecutive natural pools with their respective waterfalls along "Claro River". There are also two high waterfalls called "El Velo de Novia" (The Bridal Veil) and "La Leona" (The Lioness), with single vertical drops of 40 and 20 metres respectively.

The reserve protects tree species mainly of the genus "Nothofagus", including the threatened "Nothofagus glauca" and "Nothofagus leonii", as well as "Nothofagus macrocarpa", "Nothofagus dombeyi", "Nothofagus antarctica" and "Nothofagus alpina". Also it is possible to find vulnerable and rare species, as are "Austrocedrus chilensis" and "Maytenus chubutensis".

The reserve is home to an endangered subspecies of "Cyanoliseus patagonus" known locally as "Tricahue".

References

*Es icon [http://www.sernatur.cl/Areas_Silvestres/Maule/Maule.html Reserva Nacional Radal Siete Tazas]