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I got some information about Torres Del Paine National Park.
Torres Del Paine National Park
Torres del Paine National Park is one of the most
spectacular national parks in the country. A world biosphere reserve, it
has a huge variety of plant and animal species which, with its
incredibly beautiful setting has made it an almost unequalled
destination for hikers and backpackers, ecology-lovers and adventure
sportsmen alike. Snow-capped mountain peaks, cascading rivers and
waterfalls, glaciers and mirrored lakes: in all respects Torres del
Paine national park deserves its reputation. Declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1978, the Torres del Paine national park (situated in the Magallanes
12th region in Chile) is internationally recognized as one of the most
beautiful, unique and uncontaminated places on the planet.
It is a place
of lakes, rivers, waterfalls, glaciers, forests and incredible
wildlife, all of which make it an exciting destination for wildlife
observers and adventure sportsmen alike. At the Southern tip of the Andes in Chile lies Torres del Paine
National Park, one of the most impressive sights in the Southern
Hemisphere and home to some of the world’s most classic trekking routes.
The park is located in Chile’s southernmost and largest region,
Magellanes and Chilean Antarctica, where the main economic activities
are sheep farming, oil extraction and tourism. The population density is
sparse at 1.1 per km² but the region’s main city Punta Arenas is home
to 120,000 people. The park encompasses ancient forests, glaciers, lakes, rivers and
fjords, and fauna including guanacos, foxes, pumas and a diverse array
of birds. The park draws in approximately 100,000 visitors each year who
visit the Paine Towers, Los Cuernos, French Valley and Grey Glacier.
The W Trek and the Paine Circuit are popular routes. The park’s coordinates are 50°S latitude and 73°W longitude.
The Paine is the most important (which originates in Lake Dickson, extreme north) and borders the massif of the east, crossing various lakes, and finishing by flowing into the Toro lake, in the extreme south of the reserve. On its route, the river plunges down three spectacular waterfalls: Paine, Salto Grande and Salto Chico. Flora: Inside the park at the Porteria Sarmiento we can find species that have their origin in desert environments, like the mata varrosa, the mata negra, the senecio and the calafate amongst the flowering plants, the estepa and coiron amongst the herbaceous. Now, inside the park, you can find small copses of lengua associated with herbaceous species like pasto ovillo, trebol and some flowering plants of great beauty like the capachitos and orchids which can be found again at the Laguna Azul and the Laguna Amarga. Fauna: Of the wildlife, it is the guanacos that receive most visitors and they are found in the vicinity of the Porteria Sarmiento.
However, it is also possible to see aquatic birds from the viewpoint in the Sede administration, where we see species such as cisne de cuello negro, pimpollo, tagua and huala, amongst others. Lesser rhea (ñandues) with their young can be observed inside the park, around Laguna Azul and the Sede Adminstrativa, and condors, can be observed close to the Pehoe ranger station. Inside the forest (the Lago Grey trail) we can find catitas, woodpeckers, austral blackbirds, long tailed meadowlarks, great horned owl and cometocinos.
I got some information about Torres Del Paine National Park.
Torres Del Paine National Park
Torres del Paine National Park is one of the most
spectacular national parks in the country. A world biosphere reserve, it
has a huge variety of plant and animal species which, with its
incredibly beautiful setting has made it an almost unequalled
destination for hikers and backpackers, ecology-lovers and adventure
sportsmen alike. Snow-capped mountain peaks, cascading rivers and
waterfalls, glaciers and mirrored lakes: in all respects Torres del
Paine national park deserves its reputation. Declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1978, the Torres del Paine national park (situated in the Magallanes
12th region in Chile) is internationally recognized as one of the most
beautiful, unique and uncontaminated places on the planet.
It is a place
of lakes, rivers, waterfalls, glaciers, forests and incredible
wildlife, all of which make it an exciting destination for wildlife
observers and adventure sportsmen alike. At the Southern tip of the Andes in Chile lies Torres del Paine
National Park, one of the most impressive sights in the Southern
Hemisphere and home to some of the world’s most classic trekking routes.
The park is located in Chile’s southernmost and largest region,
Magellanes and Chilean Antarctica, where the main economic activities
are sheep farming, oil extraction and tourism. The population density is
sparse at 1.1 per km² but the region’s main city Punta Arenas is home
to 120,000 people. The park encompasses ancient forests, glaciers, lakes, rivers and
fjords, and fauna including guanacos, foxes, pumas and a diverse array
of birds. The park draws in approximately 100,000 visitors each year who
visit the Paine Towers, Los Cuernos, French Valley and Grey Glacier.
The W Trek and the Paine Circuit are popular routes. The park’s coordinates are 50°S latitude and 73°W longitude.Natural Heritage in Torres del Paine National Park
Geomorphology: The landscape of the National Park is owed to earth movements which occurred 12 million years ago, and gave birth to its incredible peaks such as el Monte Paine Grande (3.050msnm) Los Cuernos del Paine (2.600, 2.400, 2.200 msnm) Torres del Paine (2250, 2460 and 2500 msnm,) Fortaleza, (2800), Escudo (2700 msnm.) Some of these have with permanent glaciers. Hydrography: Due to the vicinity of the southern ice sheet, the park has innumerable lakes, lagoons and rivers that owe their formation to the melting of the glaciers of which they are a part. Of the lakes stand out the Sarmiento, Nordenskjold, Pehoe de Grey, Paine and Dickson and there are also many lagoons of various sizes. The biggest rivers are the Pingo, Paine, Serrano and Grey.
The Paine is the most important (which originates in Lake Dickson, extreme north) and borders the massif of the east, crossing various lakes, and finishing by flowing into the Toro lake, in the extreme south of the reserve. On its route, the river plunges down three spectacular waterfalls: Paine, Salto Grande and Salto Chico. Flora: Inside the park at the Porteria Sarmiento we can find species that have their origin in desert environments, like the mata varrosa, the mata negra, the senecio and the calafate amongst the flowering plants, the estepa and coiron amongst the herbaceous. Now, inside the park, you can find small copses of lengua associated with herbaceous species like pasto ovillo, trebol and some flowering plants of great beauty like the capachitos and orchids which can be found again at the Laguna Azul and the Laguna Amarga. Fauna: Of the wildlife, it is the guanacos that receive most visitors and they are found in the vicinity of the Porteria Sarmiento.
However, it is also possible to see aquatic birds from the viewpoint in the Sede administration, where we see species such as cisne de cuello negro, pimpollo, tagua and huala, amongst others. Lesser rhea (ñandues) with their young can be observed inside the park, around Laguna Azul and the Sede Adminstrativa, and condors, can be observed close to the Pehoe ranger station. Inside the forest (the Lago Grey trail) we can find catitas, woodpeckers, austral blackbirds, long tailed meadowlarks, great horned owl and cometocinos.
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