La Campana National Park is in the Cordillera de la Costa, Quillota Province, in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. La Campana National Park and the Vizcachas Mountains lie northwest of Santiago.Mediterranean Region This national park covers approximately and is home to one of the last palm forests of Jubaea chilensis (Chilean Wine Palm), which prehistorically had a much wider distribution than at present.C. Michael Hogan, 2008 Another attraction is the Cerro La Campana, which lends its name to the park. In 1834 Charles Darwin climbed this mountain, during the second voyage of HMS Beagle.
In 1984, the park, along with Lago Peñuelas National Reserve, was designated by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve.UNESCO. 2007
Biology The park is in the Chilean matorral ecoregion. Chilean wine palm groves occur in the Ocoa Valley. Other typical vegetation species occurring in the park include the Echinopsis chiloensis, Puya chilensis, roble, boldo, litre, peumo, Patagua, winter's bark, and lingue.
See also Avellanita bustillosii Chicauma Cuesta La Dormida La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve Porlieria chilensis
References C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Mediterranean Region and La Campana National Park, Chile UNESCO. 2007. La Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve
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CONAF: Parque Nacional La Campana