La Campana-Peñuelas is a Biosphere Reserve located in west-central
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. which includes
La Campana National Park
La Campana National Park is located in the Cordillera de la Costa, Quillota Province, in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. La Campana National Park and the Vizcachas Mountains lie northwest of Santiago. This national park covers approximately and ...
and the
. Forests within the La Campana-Peñuelas are habitats for the
Chilean Wine Palm
''Jubaea'' is a genus of palms with one species, ''Jubaea chilensis'' or ''Jubaea spectabilis'', commonly known in English as the Chilean wine palm or Chile cocopalm, and palma chilena in Spanish. It is native to southwestern South America and i ...
, ''
Jubaea chilensis
''Jubaea'' is a genus of palms with one species, ''Jubaea chilensis'' or ''Jubaea spectabilis'', commonly known in English as the Chilean wine palm or Chile cocopalm, and palma chilena in Spanish. It is native to southwestern South America and i ...
'', an
endangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inva ...
palm,
[C. Michael Hogan. 2008] which had a much broader distribution prior to modern times.
Gallery
File:Salto de Agua "La Cortadera".jpg, Ocoa palm forest, La Campana National Park
La Campana National Park is located in the Cordillera de la Costa, Quillota Province, in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. La Campana National Park and the Vizcachas Mountains lie northwest of Santiago. This national park covers approximately and ...
.
File:Chile, Cerro El Roble, bosque de Nothofagus macrocarpa (27176753572).jpg, Nothofagus macrocarpa forest in Cerro El Roble
Cerro El Roble is a mountain in central Chile. Much of the land area associated with this mountain was incorporated into the La Campana National Park in the late 1990s. A station of the National Astronomical Observatory of Chile, Cerro El Roble ...
.
File:National Reserve Lago Peñuelas, Valparaiso Region.jpg, .
See also
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Cuesta La Dormida
Cuesta La Dormida is a mountain in central Chile. Some of the forested mountain area of Cuesta La Dormida has been added to the La Campana National Park in order to achieve protection for the Jubaea and other endangered species. Forests on Cuesta ...
*
List of environment topics
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The natural environment includes complete ecological units that function as natural systems without m ...
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World Network of Biosphere Reserves
The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) covers internationally designated protected areas, known as biosphere reserves, which are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature (e.g. encourage sustainable dev ...
References
* C. Michael Hogan. 2008
''Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg* UNESCO. 2007
''La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve''
Line notes
Biosphere reserves of Chile
Protected areas of Valparaíso Region
Chilean Matorral
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