Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve

Huilo-Huilo Reserve

Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwilo ˈwilo] audio , Pronounced: /ˈwiːloʊ ˈwiːloʊ/ WEEL-oh-WEEL-oh) is a private for profit natural reserve and ecotourism project in southern Chile. The reserve was created in 1999 and includes 600 km² (232 sq mi) of native forest in Chile dedicated to wildlife conservation and tourism. The reserve is owned by the businessman Víctor Petermann who bought it in the 1990s, and was prior to the land sellings of the late Pinochet dictatorship part of Complejo Forestal y Maderero Panguipulli.^[1]

The history of the area around Huilo-Huilo has been divided in the following periods:^[1]

Proletariatization of campesinos (1940–1964)
Rise of the worker-campesino movement (1964–1973)
Neoliberal reforms (1973–present)
- Military dictatorship (1973–1990)
- Transition to democracy (1990–present)

The reserve is located north east of the Mocho-Choshuenco volcano in Los Ríos Region. The main entrance is on the international gravel road that connects Panguipulli, with San Martín de los Andes, Argentina.

External links

Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve

References

1 2 Barrena Ruiz, José; Hernando Arrese, Maite; Rojas Marchini, Fernanda (2016). "Antecedentes históricos sobre el Complejo Forestal y Maderero Panguipulli, provincia de Valdivia, Centro-sur de Chile" [Historical background of the Panguipulli Forestry and Timber Complex, Valdivia province, South-central Chile]. Bosque (in Spanish). 37 (3). Retrieved January 23, 2018.

Coordinates: 39°51′12″S 71°57′16″W / 39.85333°S 71.95444°W / -39.85333; -71.95444

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[Ruizeetal2016-1] 1 2 Barrena Ruiz, José; Hernando Arrese, Maite; Rojas Marchini, Fernanda (2016). "Antecedentes históricos sobre el Complejo Forestal y Maderero Panguipulli, provincia de Valdivia, Centro-sur de Chile" [Historical background of the Panguipulli Forestry and Timber Complex, Valdivia province, South-central Chile]. Bosque (in Spanish). 37 (3). Retrieved January 23, 2018.