La Campana-Peñuelas is a Biosphere Reserve located in west-central
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
, the La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve encompasses the
La Campana National Park
La Campana National Park is 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 is ...
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'', 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 is endemic to a small area ...
, ''
Jubaea chilensis
''Jubaea'' is a genus of palms with one species, ''Jubaea chilensis'', 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 is endemic to a small area ...
'', 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, inv ...
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 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 is ...
.
File:Chile, Cerro El Roble, bosque de Nothofagus macrocarpa (27176753572).jpg, Nothofagus macrocarpa forest in Cerro El Roble.
File:National Reserve Lago Peñuelas, Valparaiso Region.jpg, .
See also
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Cuesta La Dormida
*
List of environment topics
The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment (biophysical), environment, includes all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth.
The natural environment includes complete ecological units that function a ...
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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 or nature reserves, which are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature (e.g. encourage susta ...
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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