Nevado Tres Cruces National Park

Nevado Tres Cruces National Park
Laguna Santa Rosa
LocationAtacama Region, Chile
Nearest cityCopiapó
Coordinates27°03′22″S 69°05′32″W / 27.056095°S 69.0923078°W / -27.056095; -69.0923078
Area591 km2
Governing bodyCorporación Nacional Forestal
Official nameComplejo Lacustre Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa
Designated2 December 1996
Reference no.877[1]

Nevado Tres Cruces National Park (Spanish pronunciation: [neˈβaðo tɾes ˈkɾuses]) is a national park in the Atacama Region of Chile, east of Copiapó. It includes Laguna Santa Rosa, Laguna del Negro Francisco, and a part of the Salar de Maricunga. The park is divided into two zones, the northern zone encompassing the southern portion of Salar de Maricunga and Laguna Santa Rosa, and the southern area the Laguna del Negro Francisco. The park is named after Nevado Tres Cruces, which dominates the landscape of the area. The park is managed by the Corporación Nacional Forestal (National Forest Corporation; CONAF), which offers two refuges in the area: one at the south of Negro Francisco Lagoon and other at the west of Santa Rosa Lagoon.[2] The park is open from October to April.[2]

Vicuña in the Park
  1. ^ "Complejo Lacustre Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Nevado Tres Cruces National Park article Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine in Letsgochile.com

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