Nevado Tres Cruces National Park | |
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Location | Atacama Region, Chile |
Nearest city | Copiapó |
Coordinates | 27°03′22″S 69°05′32″W / 27.056095°S 69.0923078°W |
Area | 591 km2 |
Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
Official name | Complejo Lacustre Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa |
Designated | 2 December 1996 |
Reference no. | 877[1] |
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [neˈβaðo tɾes ˈkɾuses]) is a national park in the Atacama Region of Chile, east of Copiapó. It includes Laguna Santa Rosa, Laguna del Negro Francisco, and a part of the Salar de Maricunga. The park is divided into two zones, the northern zone encompassing the southern portion of Salar de Maricunga and Laguna Santa Rosa, and the southern area the Laguna del Negro Francisco. The park is named after Nevado Tres Cruces, which dominates the landscape of the area. The park is managed by the Corporación Nacional Forestal (National Forest Corporation; CONAF), which offers two refuges in the area: one at the south of Negro Francisco Lagoon and other at the west of Santa Rosa Lagoon.[2] The park is open from October to April.[2]