Descripción: UNESCO, MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
«Araucarias Biosphere Reserve is situated in the southern part of the volcanic Andean chain, in south-central Chile. The biosphere reserve includes two national parks: ‘Conguillío-Los Paraguas’ which constitute the core area, and the ‘Alto Bio-Bio’ forest reserve constituting the buffer zone. The Conguillío is characterised by forests of Nothofagus with Araucaria (A. araucana) forests, rivers and lakes. The Alto Bío-Bío has Andean steppe with pasture lands and agroecosystems. The most prominent species of the biosphere reserve is the Araucaria, also called ‘Monkey Puzzle’ or Chilean Pine, which has been declared a natural monument in Chile.»
