Private Reserves
Huilo Huilo Reserve
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Huilo Huilo Reserve

Description

This private reserve of 100,000 hectares has had great tourist development in recent years. This territory was part of the complex called Panguipulli Timber, timber concession that was exploited by the state until the 80s, when it was privatized. Its environmental importance is indisputable, which is enhanced by collaborations such as the agreement to use the Reserve Mocho Choshuenco, signed in November 2011 with CONAF. At present, an interesting project to reintroduce Patagonian huemul is developed in Huilo Huilo.

The flora of the reserve is dominated by the Patagonian forest, moist mixed forest with a huge variety of species, in which evergreen trees as coigue dominate with a height exceeding 25 m., Ulmo, tepa and laurel, olivillo , lingual, tineo, hazel, cinnamon, notro. It also contains conifers like Mañío and Mañio Macho. In some sectors are deciduous trees such as oak, ñirre, Lenga and Raulí.

Huilo Huilo Forest is characterized by its high wealth of species of ferns, fungi, bryophytes (musgas and liverworts) and lichens, which are an important part of the forest floor and also grow on the trunks of old trees and those They have fallen. In Huilo Huilo described 81 species of birds, among which chucao, which belong to the group of birds known as Rhinocryptidos, which are fully adapted to living in the forest floor. Another emblematic bird is the black carpenter. Among the mammals you will find the world's smallest deer, endemic to this forest, the Pudu. Among the felines the presence of cougar, bobcat and güiña or kod-kod, one of the smallest wild cats in the world, which inhabits both the ground and in the treetops stands. There is also the sole representative of an order and a family of marsupials, the monkey bush. Among the amphibians, it is the Darwin Toad.

Location and access

It is located in the town of Neltume, Panguipulli. The main entrance is on Route 5 south to the junction Lanco, from there to Panguipulli and then take the international road Panguipulli- Puerto Fuy that will lead to the Reserve. If traveling from Argentina the way forward is through the international road Hua Hum step, after crossing the lake by barge Pirehueico (Step open all year).

Tourism resources and activities

This is a world class destination, which determines that has a diverse range of activities and tourist services. There are activities such as hiking, which are available to any tourist mildly interested in observing nature or special interest activities. The reserve has attractions like the waterfalls of Huilo Huilo, waterfalls of the Lion, Truful and Puma (Cougar). As to highlight the caves of Truful and Spirits. His recent relationship with the National Reserve Mocho Choshuenco also allows it to offer a wide variety of adventure tourism activities and winter sports such as ice climbing or sky.

More information: Reserva Huilo Huilo
E-mail: fundacion@huilohuilo.com
Phone: +56 2 2887 3510

Last modified on Wednesday, 20 December 2017 23:58