Alerce Andino Forest
CountryChile
Area400 km2
TypeTemperate rainforest
Key SpeciesAlerce, pudu, monito del monte
About Alerce Andino Forest
Contains alerce trees over 3,600 years old. The alerce is the second longest-living tree after bristlecone pine. The monito del monte is a living fossil marsupial. Part of the Valdivian ecoregion.
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