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La Campana-Peñuelas is a Biosphere Reserve located in west-central Chile, the La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve encompasses the La Campana National Park and the Lago Peñuelas National Reserve. Forests within the La Campana-Peñuelas are habitats for the Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis, an endangered palm, which had a much broader distribution prior to modern times.

Gallery

• Ocoa palm forest, La Campana National Park.
• Nothofagus macrocarpa forest in Cerro El Roble.
• Lago Peñuelas National Reserve.

See also

• Cuesta La Dormida
• List of environment topics
• World Network of Biosphere Reserves

References

• C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
• UNESCO. 2007. La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve

Line notes

1. UNESCO. 2007
2. C. Michael Hogan. 2008

32°46′48″S 71°03′00″W / 32.7800°S 71.0500°W / -32.7800; -71.0500

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