Southeast
Nahuelbuta National Park: Ancient Araucaria Forests and Protected Highland Geography
Discover its mapped boundaries atop the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta.
Nahuelbuta National Park is a significant national park in Chile's La Araucanía Region, celebrated for its ancient monkey puzzle tree forests atop the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta. This protected area showcases a unique highland landscape with rugged terrain and exposed rocky outcrops, preserving species more typical of Andean and Patagonian environments. Understanding its mapped geography and protected landscape identity is key to appreciating its ecological importance and distinct position within South America's natural atlas.
- Area
- 68 km²
- Established
- 1939
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Mountain




