Alerces National Park is a large protected area that is very near Esquel, Chubut province, Patagonia Argentina. Embrace
Futalaufquen Lake, the river Myrtles, Lake Verde and Menéndez. Its incredible landscapes is considered one of the most beautiful national parks of Argentina.
environments protected area may fall in the forest eco-regions and high Patagonian Andes, that is a cool temperate climate, with high seasonality.
The winters are rainy and snowy, dry summers with cool nights. The area is a complex lake system, numerous rivers, streams and ponds.
was created in 1937 and has an area of \u200b\u200b263,000 ha. The rationale for its creation is to protect the lahuán or larch,
an ancient tree, of the oldest in the world., which came to be in danger of extinction.
grows 1 mm per year and belongs to the family of Cupressaceae (Cupressaceae). Reach a height between 19 and 22 meters.
reddish brown wood is very hard and resistant to putrefaction, so it has been used to make beams, posts and boats.
The leaves, bark and resin have medicinal properties.
Other plant species that are present in the national park are mountain cypress, coihues, Maniu, mutisias orange flowers,
chilcos red flowers, flowers virreinas lioutos lilac and yellow flowers.
a wonder that nature gives us!
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