Villarrica National Park
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| Villarrica National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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 Villarrica volcano |
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| Location | Araucanía and Los Ríos regions, Chile |
| Nearest city | Pucón |
| Coordinates | 39°25′S 71°56′W / 39.417°S 71.933°WCoordinates: 39°25′S 71°56′W / 39.417°S 71.933°W |
| Area | 630 km2 (243 sq mi) |
| Established | 1940 |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
Villarrica National Park is located in the Andes, in the Araucanía and Los Ríos regions of Chile, near Pucón. The centerpiece of the park is a line of three volcanoes stretching transversely to the Andean range: Villarrica, Quetrupillán, and Lanín.
[edit] Flora and fauna
The park protects Valdivian temperate rainforest habitat. Roble (Nothofagus obliqua) and Raulí (Nothofagus alpina) trees are found at lower elevations. Coihues occur in the wettest areas. At higher elevations, forests are dominated by the Araucarias (Araucaria araucana).
The park's forests provide habitat for wildlife such as cougars, chilla and Culpeo foxes, Pudúes, Coypus, Harris's Hawks, Lesser Grisons, Molina's Hog-nosed Skunks, and the rare Monitos del Monte.
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