Huerquehue National Park

Localization

Southern Chile, Lake District - 145 km southeast of Temuco

Access

Easy

Characteristic

125 km²; Mountainous region - part of Andean mountains ridge (elevation range from 720 to 2,000 m). Typical ecosystems: temperate zone forests of Araucarias, innumerous amount of cristalline springs, streams, lagoons and lakes

Fauna + Flora

Mammals:

Carnivores - Dogs (Canidae): Culpeo Fox

- Cats (Felidae): Puma

Even-toed ungulates - Deers (Cervidae): Southern Pudu

Birds:

Podicipediformes - Grebes (Podicipedidae): Great Grebe; Pied-billed Grebe; White-tufted Grebe

Ciconiiformes - Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae): Great White Egret

- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae): Black-faced Ibis

Anseriformes - Gees, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae): Spectacled Duck; Torrent Duck; Chiloe wigeon

Birds of Prey - American Vultures (Cathartidae): American Black Vulture; Andean Condor

- Hawks, Eagles, Buzzards, Kites and Old World Vultures (Accipitridae): White-throated Hawk

- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae): Chimango Caracara; Crested Caracara

Gruiformes - Rails, Crakes, Coots and Gallinules (Rallidae): Red-gartered Coot

Psittaciformes - Parrots (Psittacidae): Austral Parakeet; Slender-billed Parakeet

Strigiformes - Owls (Strigidae): Austral Pygmy Owl

Apodiformes - Hummingbirds (Trochilidae): Green-backed Firecrown

Coraciiformes - Kingfishers (Alcedinidae): Ringed Kingfisher

Piciformes - Woodpeckers, Wrynecks and Piculets (Picidae): Chilean Flicker; Striped Woodpecker

Perching Birds - Ovenbirds or Horneros (Furnariidae): Dark-bellied Cinclodes; Thorn-tail Rayadito; White-throated Treerunner; Des Murs´ Wiretail

- Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae): Chestnut-throated Huet-huet; Andean Tapaculo; Chucao Tapaculo; Ochre-flanked Tapaculo

- Tyrants (Tyrannidae): Fire-eyed Diucon; Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant

- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae): Blue-and-white Swallow

- Thrushes and Chats (Turdidae): Austral Thrush

- Buntings, American Sparrows, Juncos, etc. (Emberizidae): Patagonian Sierra-Finch

- Finches (Fringillidae): Black-chinned Siskin

Amphibians:

Frogs - Cycloramphidae:  Darwin´s Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii)

- Toads (Bufonidae): toad Bufo variegatus

Plants:

Conifers:

Araucariales - Araucariaceae: Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana)

Dicotyledons:

Laurales - Atherospermataceae: Laureliopsis philippiana

Canellales - Winteraceae: Drimys andina and Winter´s Bark (D. winteri)

Ranunculales - Berberidaceae: Barberries (Berberis serratodentata and B. trigona)

Oxalidales - Cunoniaceae: Weinmannia trichosperma

Saxifragales - Grossulariaceae: Current (Ribes magellanicum)

Fagales - Nothofagaceae: Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus betuloides) and Ciogue (Nothofagus dombeyi) - dominating forest trees

Malpighiales - Flacourtiaceae: Azara lanceolata

Celastrales - Celastraceae: Maytens (Maytenus disticha and M. magellanica)

Proteales - Proteaceae:  Lomatia ferruginea

Myrtales - Myrtaceae: Myrceugenia chrysocarpa

Gentianales - Rubiaceae: Makole (Nertera granadensis)

Boraginales - Desfontainiaceae: Taique (Desfontainia spinosa)

Lamiales - Gesneriaceae: Asteranthera ovata; Sarmienta repens

Solanales - Solanaceae: Nightshade (Solanum valdiviense)

Asterales - Asteraceae: Common Nipplewort (Lapsana communis)

Monocotyledons:

Poales - Grasses (Poaceae): Chusquea Bamboo (Chusquea culeu) - dominant grass

Possible activities

Excellent conditions for walking and trekking

Fishing, swimming, mountaineering, wildlife observation, horseback riding, 

Note

Picture - source wikipedia