Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park

Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park
Outlook over the national park
Map showing the location of Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park
Map showing the location of Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park
LocationCoquimbo Region, Chile
Nearest cityOvalle
Coordinates30°39′45″S 71°40′58″W / 30.66250°S 71.68278°W / -30.66250; -71.68278
Area100 km²
Established1941
Visitors13,205 (in 2004 [1])
Governing bodyCorporación Nacional Forestal
Official nameHumedal del río Limarí, desde Salala hasta su desembocadura
Designated21 July 2020
Reference no.2424[2]

Bosque de Fray Jorge national park or Bosque Fray Jorge national park (Spanish Parque Nacional Bosque Fray Jorge) lies in the Limarí Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile. It is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Management of this and other national parks in Chile is entrusted to Corporacion Nacional Forestal, CONAF.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ser was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Humedal del río Limarí, desde Salala hasta su desembocadura". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Parque Nacional Bosques de Fray Jorge". Corporacion Nacional Forestal. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2012-03-20.