Queulat National Park

Localization

South Chile; 170 km northeast of Coyhaique

Access

Easy

Characteristic

1 541 km²; Mounainous region of Patagonian Andes with some elevations greater than 2000 m above sea level. The park comprises two small ice fields, with glaciers of up to 12 km long. Puyuhuapi Volcanic Group form part of the park. Typical ecosystems: temperate zone forest (Valdivian rain forest), alpine and volcanic biotopes, rivers and lakes, coastal biotopes (fjords).

Fauna + Flora

Mammals:

Rodents - Coypus (Myocastoridae): Nutria

Carnivores - Weasels, Otters, Badgers, Skunks (Mustelidae): Southern River Otter

- Dogs (Canidae): Culpeo Fox

- Cats (Felidae): Kodkod; Puma

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

Birds:

Ciconiiformes - Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae): Great White Egret; Pacific Heron; Black-crowned Night-Heron

Anseriformes - Gees, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae): Torrent Duck; Upland Goose; Yellow-billed Pintail; Rosy-billed Pochard; Red Shoveler; Flying Steamerduck; Black-necked Swan; Chiloe Wigeon

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

Columbiformes - Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae): Chilean Pigeon

Psittaciformes - Parrots (Psittacidae): Austral Parakeet

Apodiformes - Hummingbirds (Trochilidae): Green-backed Firecrown

Coraciiformes - Kingfishers (Alcedinidae): Ringed Kingfisher

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

Perching Birds - Ovenbirds or Horneros (Furnariidae): Thorn-tailed Rayadito

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

- Wrens (Troglodytidae): Sedge Wren

Amphibians:

Frogs - Leiuperidae: Pleuroderma thaul

Plants:

Dicotyledons:

Gunnerales - Gunneraceae: Chilean Gunnera (Gunnera tinctoria)

Fagales - Nothofagaceae: Coigue (Nothofagus dombeyi)

Myrtales - Myrtaceae: Tepualia stipularis

- Onagraceae: Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica)

Monocotyledons: 

Poales - Grasses (Poaceae): Argentinian Quila (Chusquea quila)

Possible activities

Very good conditions for trekking - several trekking trails

Note

Picture - source wikipedia