Puyehue National Park

Puyehue National Park
Constancia Lake within the national park.
Map showing the location of Puyehue National Park
Map showing the location of Puyehue National Park
LocationLos Lagos Region, Chile
Nearest cityOsorno
Coordinates40°38′56″S 72°5′4″W / 40.64889°S 72.08444°W / -40.64889; -72.08444
Area1,070 km2 (413 sq mi)[1]
Established1941
Visitors133,037[2] (in 2012)
Governing bodyCorporación Nacional Forestal

Puyehue National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [puˈjewe]) is in the Andes mountain range, in Los Ríos and Los Lagos regions of Chile formerly referred to as the 10th region. The park boast 220,000 acres of natural thermal springs, volcanoes, and evergreen forests, after having been expanded in 1950 and 1981. The park is Chile's most visited national park with 400,000 people enjoying it each year.[3] Puyehue National Park forms part of the Reserve of Temperate Rainy Forest Biospheres of the Southern Andes.[4] Chile Route 215 passes through the park, which connects with the Argentine Route 231 via Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass.[5]

  1. ^ "Plan de Manejo de Parque Nacional Puyehue" (PDF). CONAF. Retrieved 22 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ National Forest Corporation: Estadística Visitantes 2012, 11 January 2013
  3. ^ "Chile National Parks Guide: Puyehue National Park - GoChile". Gochile.cl. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  4. ^ "Parque Nacional Puyehue". Conaf.cl. Archived from the original on 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  5. ^ "Puyehue National Park". LetsGoChile. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-28.