Los Alerces - National Park

Los Alerces National Park, considered one of the most beautiful in Argentina, is located in Patagonia, on the Andean region of the Chubut province with the Chilean border by its west side. The park has a total surface of 236,000 has., comprising several different ecosystems: the Valdivian Temperate Rain Forest, the Andean-Patagonia Forest, the High-Andean Steppe and the Patagonian Steppe.

THE ALERCE The park was created in 1937 with a main goal: protecting the pure forests of one of the most emblematic species of the Andean-Patagonian forests: the Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides), or lahuán, as called by the native Mapuche people. A huge sized tree, frequently surpassing 50 m. tall, it belongs to the conifer family and its look it similar to the North American sequoias.

Picture took on 2021 during a trip to Patagonia Argentina.