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Nevado Tres Cruces National Park

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304: 431: 54: 291: 311: 233: 221:, and a part of the Salar de Maricunga. The park is divided into two zones, the northern zone encompassing the southern portion of Salar de Maricunga and Laguna Santa Rosa, and the southern area the Laguna del Negro Francisco. The park is named after 229:(National Forest Corporation; CONAF), which offers two refuges in the area: one at the south of Negro Francisco Lagoon and other at the west of Santa Rosa Lagoon. The park is open from October to April. 621: 586: 492: 93: 544: 410:
Located 210 km northeast of Copiapó at 4,126 meters (13,537 feet) above sea level, the lagoon is encircled by the foothills of the Andes. It offers a view toward
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spans 8,300 hectares at an elevation of 3,700 meters (12,100 feet). The world's highest volcano, and the highest peak in Chile,
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volcano. As a nationally protected area, there is an abundance of fauna, such as
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Located just south of the Salar de Maricunga, the lagoon is known for its
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Complejo Lacustre Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa
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Laguna del Negro Francisco y Laguna Santa Rosa
IUCN category
national park

Atacama Region
Chile
Copiapó
27°03′22″S 69°05′32″W / 27.056095°S 69.0923078°W / -27.056095; -69.0923078
Corporación Nacional Forestal
Ramsar Wetland
[neˈβaðotɾesˈkɾuses]
national park
Atacama Region
Chile
Copiapó
Laguna del Negro Francisco
Nevado Tres Cruces
Corporación Nacional Forestal

Southern Andean steppe
salt flat
Ojos del Salado
Copiapó
Andes

Laguna Santa Rosa is located in Chile
27°05′10″S 69°10′15″W / 27.08611°S 69.17083°W / -27.08611; -69.17083
Basin
Andean flamingos
Ramsar Convention

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