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Summer schedule:
09:00 h to 20:00 h
Winter Schedule:
0:00 h to 17:00 h
The Los Alerces National Park is home to a great plant diversity, with the predominance of Valdivian forests, unique in Argentina.
More than 60% of the area is covered by these formations, where species such as coihue, mountain cypress and myrtle stand out. One of the main protagonists is larch (Fitzroya cupressoides), an ancient tree that can reach more than 60 meters in height and live for more than 2,000 years, like the famous specimen known as “El Abuelo”. In wetter areas, the male and female maniú appear, as well as the colihue cane.
As you ascend to higher areas, the vegetation landscape is transformed, with Andean grasslands and squat shrubs adapted to cold and wind. On the banks of rivers and lakes, it is common to find riverine vegetation, with ferns, mosses and other species typical of shadier and wetter environments.
The fauna of the park is extremely rich and has numerous threatened and some endemic species.
Among the most emblematic mammals are the huillín, a Patagonian otter that inhabits rivers and lagoons, and the huemul, an endangered Andean deer.
You can also see the puma, the pudú (the smallest deer in the world), the huiña cat, the little mountain monkey and the red fox.
Birds are protagonists in this environment: the black carpenter, chucao, Andean condor, pythian eagle and imperial cormorant are some of the frequent sightings.
The watercourses are inhabited by native fish such as puyén and peladilla, together with introduced species such as trout and salmon.
In addition, the park is a refuge for endemic amphibians such as the Chalhuaco frog and the Batrachyla fitzroya, whose presence reflects the good conservation of aquatic environments.
