Descripción: UNESCO, MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
«The Fray Jorge Biosphere Reserve comprises the Fray Jorge, Talinay and Punta del Viento National Parks, situated in the IVth Region, Limari Province, north of Santiago. It extends along the range of mountains forming the Cordillera de la Costa which extends between the River Elqui in the north to the Aconcagua in the south and includes coastal plains and mountainous hinterland. It is situated between formations of scrub and semi-desert coastal steppes on the one side, and tree and shrub formations of the Cordillera de la Costa on the other. The most important feature of this Biosphere Reserve is the presence of the most northerly forest in Chile. The Fray Jorge forests are green ‘oases’ surrounded by semi-arid lands.»
