Tour parque nacional bernardo ohiggins biography
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile: Complete Tourism Guide!
Tour parque nacional bernardo ohiggins biography
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
National park in the Aysén and Magallanes regions of Chile
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park (Spanish pronunciation:[beɾˈnaɾðooˈxiɣins]) is the largest of the protected areas in Chile, covering an area of 3,525,901 ha (8,712,691 acres),[1] in both the Aysén and Magallanes and Antártica Chilena regions.[3] Management of this and other national parks in Chile is entrusted to the Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF).[4] The park is named after General Bernardo O'Higgins, the first head of state of the Republic of Chile.
Los Glaciares National Park (Argentina) and Torres del Paine National Park are its neighbours to the east, Laguna San Rafael National Park is located to the north, the Alacalufes National Reserve to the southwest, and the Katalalixar National Reserve to the northwest.
History
The earliest occupants of the area were the Alacaluf people.
In 1830, the then-Captain Phillip Parker King