| Villarrica National Park | |
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 View of Villarrica National Park | |
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| Location | La Araucanía and Los Ríos regions, Chile |
| Nearest city | Pucón |
| Coordinates | 39°25′S 71°56′W / 39.417°S 71.933°W |
| Area | 630 km2 (243 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1940[1] |
| Visitors | 115,761[2] (in 2012) |
| Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal |
Villarrica National Park is located in the Andes, in the La Araucanía and Los Ríos regions of Chile, near Pucón. The centerpiece of the park is a line of three volcanoes stretching transversely to the Andean range: Villarrica, Quetrupillán, and Lanín. Other mountains in the park include Quinquilil volcano (2,050 m (6,726 ft)), also known as Colmillo del Diablo, and Cerro Las Peinetas, which lies on the border between Argentina and Chile. It ranges in elevation from 600 m (1,969 ft) to 3,776 m (12,388 ft) at Lanín Volcano.[1]
The drainage divide between the Toltén River drainage basin and the Valdivia River basin runs through the park and marks the boundary between the Cautín Province and the Valdivia Province.[1]
A portion of the park is included in the Bosques Templados Lluviosos de los Andes Australes Biosphere Reserve.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Plan de Manejo de Parque Nacional Villarrica" (pdf). CONAF. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ National Forest Corporation: Estadística Visitantes 2012, 11 January 2013
- ^ "Biosphere Reserve Information - Bosques Templados". UNESCO. Retrieved 31 March 2012.