Desierto Florido National Park, created by supreme decree on March 8, 2023 in the Atacama Region of Chile between Copiapo and Vallenar, covers about 57,107 hectares in the Copiapo commune and is the sixth national park established in northern Chile. It protects the driest desert on Earth during its desierto florido, or flowering desert, phenomenon, an occasional mass bloom of more than 200 wildflower species triggered by El Nino linked rains.
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1. OpenStreetMap: OpenStreetMap Nominatim place record
OpenStreetMapextratags: start_dateQuote, extratags: start_date
"start_date": "2023-06-12"
OpenStreetMap Nominatim: OpenStreetMap Nominatim place record: Desierto Florido National Park
OpenStreetMap NominatimPart Of: Chile, display_nameQuote, Part Of: Chile, display_name
Parque Nacional Desierto Florido, Provincia de Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): CIA World Factbook: Chile (factbook.json archive)
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)On Continent: South America, Geography: LocationQuote, On Continent: South America, Geography: Location
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
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