Ralco National Reserve

Ralco National Reserve is a national reserve in Biobío Region of Chile.[1] The dominant feature of the reserve is Callaqui volcano. Pehuenche communities have ancestrally used the reserve's lands for ceremonial activities, grazing their animals and collecting pine nuts (fruit of the araucaria tree).

Ralco National Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Callaqui in the distance.
LocationBiobío Region,  Chile
Coordinates37°51′S 71°19′W / 37.850°S 71.317°W / -37.850; -71.317
Area124.21 km2 (47.96 sq mi)
DesignationNational reserve
Designated1988
Governing bodyCorporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)

References edit

  1. ^ a b UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Ralco from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 1 May 2023.