Lago Peñuelas National Reserve
Chile /
Valparaiso /
Quilpue /
World
/ Chile
/ Valparaiso
/ Quilpue
UNESCO biosphere reserve, nature conservation park / area

Lago Peñuelas National Reserve is a national reserve of Chile. The reserve was created around Peñuelas Lake, a freshwater reservoir that provides drinking water to Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. The park, which is located in the Valparaíso Region of Chile, was declared a protected area in the year 1952 in order to protect the drainage of the Peñuelas reservoir and dam, built at the end of the 19th and beginning of the Twentieth century. The park, along with La Campana National Park to its north, was designated Campana-Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984.
The park covers an area of 9,260 hectares (35.7 square miles) and is traversed by about 12 km of Chile Route 68, which is the main highway between Valparaíso and Santiago. Its elevation ranges between 337 and 613 metres AMSL.
The park covers an area of 9,260 hectares (35.7 square miles) and is traversed by about 12 km of Chile Route 68, which is the main highway between Valparaíso and Santiago. Its elevation ranges between 337 and 613 metres AMSL.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_Peñuelas_National_Reserve
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Coordinates: 33°9'31"S 71°28'20"W
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- Aconcágua Provincial Park 146 km
- El Leoncito National Park 251 km
- Malleco National Reserve 545 km
- Llanos de Challe National Park 572 km
- Conguillío National Park 597 km
- Lanín National Park 664 km
- Nahuel Huapi National Park 779 km
- Pan de Azúcar National Park 812 km
- Juan Fernández Islands 874 km
- Peñuelas Lake 3.9 km
- Peaje Quintay Tunquen 6.5 km
- Greater Valparaíso 14 km
- Quilpué 22 km