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(Redirected from Río Clarillo National Reserve) National park in Chile
Río Clarillo National Park
Río Clarillo National Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
View from the trail along Río Clarillo
LocationSantiago Metropolitan Region
Nearest cityPirque
Coordinates33°46′S 70°27′W / 33.767°S 70.450°W / -33.767; -70.450
Area101.85 km (39.32 sq mi)
Established1982 (1982)
Governing bodyCorporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)

Río Clarillo National Park, also known as Río Clarillo National Reserve is a protected area in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Santiago.

It was created in 1982 to preserve the natural environment of central Chile and its native species, including the Cordilleran cypress (Austrocedrus chilensis).

References

  1. ^ [UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Rio Clarillo from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo" (in Spanish). Corporación Nacional Forestal de Chile. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
National parks of Chile
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