Nearest city San Clemente Phone +56 71 220 9517 | Area 121.6 km² Established 1996 | |
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Location Talca Province, Maule Region, Chile Governing body Corporación Nacional Forestal Address San Clemente, Maule Region, Chile Similar Seven Cups Radal Na, Hostería de Vilches, Camping Residenc Paseo Lo, Refugio del Tricahue, Cabañas Los Maquis 7 Tazas | ||
Altos de lircay national reserve chile huaso tours
Altos de Lircay National Reserve is a 121.63 km2 (46.96 sq mi) nature reserve located in Talca Province, Maule Region, Chile. It lies in a pre-Andean area close to Radal Siete Tazas National Park, as well as Descabezado Grande and Cerro Azul volcanoes.
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The reserve is home to a significant variety of wildlife including rare and threatened animals such as the Tricahue parrot, Molina's hog-nosed skunk and plants such as the ciprés de la cordillera and roble Maulino. In the area can be found seven of the ten species of the genus Nothofagus occurring in Chile.
There are three major rivers in the reserve, the Lircay that is a tributary of the Claro River, the Claro that flows north to south through the reserve, and the Blanquillo that joins the latter river in the reserve.