Central Chilean Mattoral and La Campana National Park Photo Gallery by Geert Bauke Kortleve at pbase.com

Valparaíso Pelagic Trip and coast | Región Metropolitana - Andes - El Yeso Valley | Región Metropolitana - Andes - Parque Cordillera Yerba Loca and Farellones | Wetlands Central Chile: Maipo, Batuco, Cartagena | Central Chilean Mattoral and La Campana National Park | Chilean Endemics

Central Chilean Mattoral and La Campana National Park

The Chilean Matorral is a terrestrial ecoregion of central Chile. It is in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, part of the Neotropic ecozone.
Chilean Matorral is typically characterized by a temperate Mediterranean climate, with rainy winters and dry summers. It is one of the world's 5 Mediterranean climate regions.
This ecoregion has many endemic plant species including the Chilean Wine Palm (Jubaea chilensis).
La Campana National Park is 8.000ha and was declared a National Park in 1967 and a World Biosphere Reserve in 1985 by UNESCO.

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