UNESCO - Los Alerces National Park Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie Los Alerces National Park The Los Alerces National Park is located in the Andes of northern Patagonia and its western boundary coincides with the Chilean border. Successive glaciations have moulded the landscape in the region creating spectacular features such as moraines, glacial cirques and clear-water lakes. The vegetation is dominated by dense temperate forests, which give way to alpine meadows higher up under the rocky Andean peaks. A highly distinctive and emblematic feature is its alerce forest; the globally threatened Alerce tree is the second longest living tree species in the world (>3‘600 years). The Alerce forest in the property is in an excellent state of conservation. The pro-perty is vital for the protection of some of the last portions of continuous Patagonian Forest in an almost pristine state and is the habitat for endemic and threatened species of flora and fauna. UNESCO World Heritage Site in Argentina Name: Los Alerces National Park Location: Chubut Province Inscription: 2017 Category: Natural (vii)(x) Unesco Ref: 1526 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side