The Vizcachas Mountains is a mountain range northwest of Santiago, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile.La Campana National Park, 2007 It is part of the Chilean Coast Ranges System.
La Campana National Park Part of the Vizcachas Range was incorporated into a protected area contiguous with La Campana National Park, under a recommendation made in 1993; this protection was applied to assist in maintaining biodiversity in a region which has had pressure to the ecosystem from an expanding human population.
In particular, the endangered and endemic Chilean Wine Palm (Jubaea chilensis) is native here. This species has experienced a shrinking range during historic times.C. Michael Hogan, 2008
See also Acacia caven
References C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg La Campana National Park (2007)
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