Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve
Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
Location | Coquimbo Region, Chile |
Coordinates | 29°15′07″S 71°32′20″W / 29.252°S 71.539°W[2] |
Area | 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
Designation | National reserve |
Designated | 1990 |
Governing body | Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) |
Website |
Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve is a nature reserve located a short distance off the coast of mainland Chile. It consists of three islands: Chañaral, Damas, and Choros. It is located about 100 km (62 mi) north of La Serena in the Coquimbo Region of Chile and has a total area of 859.3 hectares (2,123 acres). Coastal communities of Caleta Chañaral, Chañaral de Aceituno, and Punta de Choros are nearby. The reserve is an important breeding site for the Humboldt penguin, for which it is named, and is a habitat for sea lions and bottlenose dolphins, chungungos (marine otters), sea turtle, whale, albatross and cormorant. Aside from dolphins, local cetacean diversity includes migratory rorquals such as blue, fin,[3][4][5] and humpback whales,[6] and sperm whales.[7]
Location
The park is located in both Atacama and Coquimbo regions of Chile. The reserve includes the Aceituno de Chañaral Island (Atacama Region) and Damas and Choros Islands (Coquimbo Region).[8]
It is part of the
Choros Island
In 2013, the Chilean National Forestry Corporation (
Damas Island
Damas Island measures 60.3 hectares and much of its charm lies in its Caribbean style beaches. However, the water is fairly cold due to the Humboldt current.[12]
Damas Island is the only place that has camping and picnicking facilities and to get there you have to contract the services of fishermen in the vicinity of Punta de Choros cove.[13]
Climate
The climate is considered semiarid because it is arid by the north and mild by the south. The shore temperatures are homogeneous, meanwhile in the interior the temperature oscillates between day and night time. Rain during winter season.[8]
Access routes
From La Serena, Chile advance on the road 75 km. to the turnoff leading to the village of Los Choros. From here, walk 45 km. by dirt road, which in its last 5 km. goes through a difficult transition dune.
Registration
Admission
Entrance is $1600 Chilean pesos for adults, and $600 Chilean pesos for kids.[15]
References
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Pinguino de Humbolt from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Pingüino De Humboldt National Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
- . Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- doi:10.1578/AM.42.1.2016.47. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ Bicentinario Chile
- ^ MODEMA, 2008, Ballenas que visitan Punta de Choros foto de Biologos de EUTROPIA
- ^ Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt
- ^ a b "Humbold Penguin National Reserve, Chile".
- ^ "Registran positiva restauración ecológica en isla Choros" (in Spanish). CONAF. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Choros Island Restoration Project". Island Conservation. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Humbolt Penguin National Reserve Restoration Project". Island Conservation.
- ^ Humboldt Penguin National Reserve, thisischile.cl.
- ^ "Reserva Nacional Pingüino de Humboldt".
- ^ Humboldt Penguin National Reserve (thisischile.cl)
- ^ "Humbold Penguin National Reserve, Chile".