La Campana-Peñuelas

Ocoa palm forest, La Campana National Park

La Campana-Peñuelas is a Biosphere Reserve located in west-central Chile. which includes La Campana National Park and the Lago Peñuelas National Reserve.[1] Forests within the La Campana-Peñuelas are habitats for the Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis, an endangered palm,[2] which had a much broader distribution prior to modern times.

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

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

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