- Address: Natales, Magallanes-i-la-Antarctica-Chile, Chile;
- Website: conaf.cl;
- Phone: +56 61 223 8959;
- Date of foundation: 1969.
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park is one of the places of interest that must be visited by tourists who decide to go to Chile . It is very difficult to access, but to get here is because of the incredibly scenic views. The reserve is considered to be the largest in the territory of the country and includes many picturesque natural objects: glaciers, volcanoes, fjords.
Description of the park
Park Bernardo O'Higgins occupies a significant area, which is 35 thousand square meters. km. The reserve is interesting with an abundance of natural attractions, the most interesting of them are:
- glacier Pio XI , which occupies a vast area of 1265 square meters. km, it is constantly melting and over the past half-century has grown more than 10 km. In height, its cover reaches 75 m;
- the Balmaseda volcano is the most picturesque mountain in the park, although its height is only 2,035 meters above sea level, it deserves the closest attention of tourists. The volcano is famous for the fact that it has such famous glaciers as Balmaceda and Serrano ;
- Lautaro volcano - represents the highest point, it reaches 3607 m above sea level, most of its area is covered with ice crust;
- Park Bernardo O'Higgins is characterized by the presence of many glaciers - the Jorge-Mont Glacier, O'Higgins , Greve , Bernardo , Témpano , Occidental and Amalia ;
- Magellanic circumpolar forests with rare species of trees (Notofagus birch, Magellanic beech, Canelo, Summer greenback, Dwarfish notophagus, Antarctic beech) and rare species of animals (for example, South deer, Andean condor, tiny deer of the tiny size, which is a symbol Chile).
How to get to the park?
The Bernardo O'Higgins National Park is located near Puerto Varas , but far from a place that can be reached by land. You can get to it only by sea, which runs through the fjords of Patagonia . Another option would be to fly on an airplane.