Huerquehue National Park, whose Mapudungun name means the messenger place, lies in the Andean foothills of the Araucania Region of Chile east of Pucon and has been protected since June 9, 1967. Covering about 125 square kilometers between 720 and 2,000 meters elevation, it holds ancient araucaria (monkey puzzle) forest, now a vulnerable species, around some twenty lakes and lagoons including Tinquilco Lake.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyCorporación Nacional Forestal 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Sources
1. Huerquehue National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia infobox, governing_body field
Corporación Nacional Forestal
Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
Corporación Nacional Forestal
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Huerquehue National Park
- Wikidata Q1124254, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1124254 P571 inception
- Part Of: Chile, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Chile
On Continent: South America, Wikidata item for Chile, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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