Nahuelbuta National Park
Facts and practical information
Nahuelbuta National Park is one of the few parks located in La Araucanía Region of Chile's Coastal Mountain Range. It sits atop the highest part of the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta. Created in 1939, it consists of 6,832 hectares situated just 162 km northeast of Temuco. Nahuelbuta is a sanctuary for monkey puzzle trees, with specimens dating back 2,000 years. ()
Araucanía
Best Ways to Experience the Park
Wildlife
AnimalsSee what popular animal species you can meet in this location.
Puma, Mountain Lion, Cougar
The cougar is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae. It is native to the Americas. Its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America, and is the widest of any...
Mammals
Darwin's fox
Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro is an endangered canid from the genus Lycalopex. It is also known as the zorro chilote or zorro de Darwin in Spanish and lives on Nahuelbuta National Park...
Mammals
Pudú
The pudus are two species of South American deer from the genus Pudu, and are the world's smallest deer. The name is a loanword from Mapudungun, the language of the indigenous Mapuche...
Mammals
Magellanic woodpecker
The Magellanic woodpecker is a very large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident within its range. This species is the southernmost example of the...
Birds
Magellanic tapaculo
The Magellanic tapaculo is a small passerine bird of southern South America. It belongs to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos.
Birds
Nahuelbuta National Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Cordillera de Nahuelbuta.
Araucanía