Nahuelbuta National Park

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Nahuelbuta National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
From the top down and in the left-right direction: View from the Piedra del Águila lookout towards the east, View of an Araucaria araucana at the Piedra del Águila viewpoint, View towards the Piedra del Águila viewpoint, Araucarias at the Piedra del Aguila viewpoint, Trunk of an Araucaria araucana, Ñirre (Nothofagus antarctica) in the park.
Location	La Araucanía Region, Chile Chile
Nearest city	Angol
Coordinates	37°47′00″S 72°59′00″W / 37.78333°S 72.98333°W / -37.78333; -72.98333
Area	68 km2
Established	1939
Governing body	Corporación Nacional Forestal

Nahuelbuta National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [nawelˈβuta]) is one of the few parks in La Araucanía Region of Chile's Coastal Mountain Range. It sits atop the highest part of the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta. Created in 1939, it consists of 6,832 hectares situated just 162 km northeast of Temuco. Nahuelbuta (Mapuche for "big tiger") is a sanctuary for monkey puzzle trees, with specimens dating back 2,000 years.^[1]