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Admission: 8:30 to 14:00
Check-out: until 17:30
Open Tuesday to Sunday
The flora of Villarrica National Park is characterized by a remarkable diversity of species, adapted to different altitude levels and climatic conditions.
In the lowlands, mixed forests of Coigüe, Lenga, Raulí and Mañío dominate. At higher altitude, pure araucaria forests (Araucaria araucana) appear, an ancient species that symbolizes the Andean South.
In transition zones, you can find ñirres and squat language.
Volcanic areas are home to colonizing species such as hard grasses, lichens and mosses. The undergrowth is rich in ferns, calceolarias, chilcos, notros and mutisia.
The flora of the park plays an essential role in the regeneration of volcanic soils and the maintenance of the water balance of ecosystems.
The Villarrica National Park is home to a great diversity of fauna, distributed on different ecological floors, from temperate forest to areas of volcanic height.
Mammals include the puma (rare species), the culpean fox, the quique and the pudú, as well as the wink, one of the smallest and most threatened felines in South America.
Among the amphibians, the endemic and endangered Huacho pine toad (Rhinoderma darwinii) stands out.
The avifauna is very varied: you can see the Andean condor, the eagle, the black carpenter, the chucao, the huet-huet and various species of hummingbirds and forest birds.
Lagoons and wetlands are also home to aquatic species such as taguas and wild ducks.
