Pampa_del_Tamarugal_National_Reserve

Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve

Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve

Chile nature reserve

Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve is a nature reserve of northern Chile's Tarapacá Region located in the Pampa del Tamarugal, about 70 km (43 mi) east of Iquique.

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Pintados Geoglyphs

The reserve consists of three separate sectors: Zapiga, Bosque Nativo de La Tirana, and Pintados. The major highlights are the artificially planted [2][3] forests of the genus Prosopis (primarily Prosopis tamarugo), found in the middle of a rainless desert, and the Pintados geoglyphs.

The protected area covers 1,271.49 square kilometres (127,149 ha) in total.[1]

The sectors of Zapiga and Pintados are crossed by the Pan-American Highway and Sector Bosque Nativo de La Tirana can be accessed from A-665 Route.

Sites

Geoglifos de Pintados: Precolumbian culture geoglyphs extended on 2 miles that portrait more than 350 figures representing men, animals and abstract figures. Visit schedule: Mondays to Sundays, from 10:30 AM to 17:30 PM. There is an entrance fee.[4]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pampa del Tamarugal.
  1. [1]
    UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Pampa del Tamarugal from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    Purdue - Prosopis tamarugo F. Phil.
  3. [3]
    FAO.org - The Genus Prosopis and its Management at the Tamarugal Pampa
  4. [4]
    Atacama Desert sites Letsgochile.com


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