Conguillío National Park
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Conguillío National Park is located in the Andes
, in the provinces of Cautín
and Malleco
, in the Araucanía Region
of Chile
. Its name derives from the Mapuche
word for "water with Araucaria
seeds". This national park covers about 608 square kilometers.
Among the attractions in the park are the Llaima
volcano, Sierra Nevada
and wild landscapes characterized by islands of vegetation completely surrounded by vast areas of basaltic to andesitic lava flows.
Extensive forests, formed mainly by Araucarias
and Nothofagus
, and lagoons increase the scenic beauty of the park.
It is also known as Los Paraguas (The Umbrellas), due to the shape of the Monkey Puzzle trees.
The park was used as filming location for Walking with Dinosaurs
, a television series produced by the BBC
.
erupted.
During the eruption, launched vent
s and solid material to a thousand feet above the main crater, located to 3,150 meters, authorities said.
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
, in the provinces of Cautín
Cautín Province
Cautín Province is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía , bounded on the north by Arauco and Malleco provinces, on the east by Argentina, on the south by Valdivia Province, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its population at the 2002 census was of 667,920. The most...
and Malleco
Malleco
Malleco Province is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía . Its estimated population is 223,184 , and it covers an area of...
, in the Araucanía Region
Araucanía Region
The IX Araucanía Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south....
of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. Its name derives from the Mapuche
Mapudungun
The Mapuche language, Mapudungun is a language isolate spoken in south-central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche people. It is also spelled Mapuzugun and sometimes called Mapudungu or Araucanian...
word for "water with Araucaria
Araucaria araucana
Araucaria araucana is an evergreen tree growing to tall with a trunk diameter. The tree is native to central and southern Chile, western Argentina and south Brazil. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria...
seeds". This national park covers about 608 square kilometers.
Among the attractions in the park are the Llaima
Llaima
Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km northeast of Temuco and 663 km southeast of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park.-Geography:...
volcano, Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada (stratovolcano)
Sierra Nevada is a stratovolcano located in the Araucanía Region of Chile, near the Llaima volcano. Its last certain eruptions were in the Pleistocene period, but its activity may extend into the Holocene. Its primary lavas are andesitic and basaltic flows, although it has also produced pyroclastic...
and wild landscapes characterized by islands of vegetation completely surrounded by vast areas of basaltic to andesitic lava flows.
Extensive forests, formed mainly by Araucarias
Araucaria araucana
Araucaria araucana is an evergreen tree growing to tall with a trunk diameter. The tree is native to central and southern Chile, western Argentina and south Brazil. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria...
and Nothofagus
Nothofagus
Nothofagus, also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 35 species of trees and shrubs native to the temperate oceanic to tropical Southern Hemisphere in southern South America and Australasia...
, and lagoons increase the scenic beauty of the park.
It is also known as Los Paraguas (The Umbrellas), due to the shape of the Monkey Puzzle trees.
The park was used as filming location for Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs is a six-part documentary television miniseries that was produced by BBC, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, and first aired in the United Kingdom, in 1999. The series was subsequently aired in North America on the Discovery Channel in 2000, with Branagh's voice replaced with that...
, a television series produced by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Acces
- Sector Umbrellas is accessed by way Vilcún-Drawer-Cherquenco, asphalt from drawer to Cherquenco, rest gravel, all-weather, except snow days, so you must use chains and four-wheel drive .
- Sector Conguillío: by Victoria-Curacautín, Route CH-181 Curacautín paved road to the rest gravel, passable throughout the year to care Captrén, depending on snow accumulation, the rest passable only in summer period from November to March. You can also access this sector until the park entrance road Curacautín Lautaro to Curacautín, the remaining gravel in good condition, then continues roofing to control house, 8 kmKMKM, Km, or km may stand for:*Kilometre *Kernel methods*Kettle Moraine High School*Khmer language *Kuomintang , a centre-right political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan...
approximately.
- Sector Melipeuco: paved road to Melipeuco. The rest is gravel in fair condition and passable throughout the year to Truful-Truful booth.
Llaima volcano eruption
The January 1 of 2008 was the last eruption of the volcano. The park had to be evacuated, including about 150 tourists and employees of CONAF, because at 18:20 hours local time the volcano LlaimaLlaima
Llaima Volcano is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Chile. It is situated 82 km northeast of Temuco and 663 km southeast of Santiago, within the borders of Conguillío National Park.-Geography:...
erupted.
During the eruption, launched vent
Vent
Vent may refer to:*Vent , a slit up the back of a jacket or coat*Vent , a valve fitted to the top of a submarine's ballast tanks*Vent , a 2001 album by Caliban...
s and solid material to a thousand feet above the main crater, located to 3,150 meters, authorities said.