Araucaria Madre (Mother Araucaria)
In short
One of the best-known and most revered araucaria trees in Conguillío National Park.
Araucaria Madre (Mother Araucaria) is one of the oldest and best-known araucarias in Conguillío National Park, over a thousand years old. For the Mapuche people the pehuén is sacred and its nuts (piñones) are a traditional food (source: Araucanía Andina).
Things to do
- Los Carpinteros trail: reaches the Araucaria Madre from the Captrén lagoon area (source: Araucanía Andina); it takes 3 to 4 hours through araucaria forest (source: CONAF, quoted by Meteored).
- Wildlife: Magellanic woodpecker and culpeo fox (source: Araucanía Andina).
Getting there
Through the north entrance of Conguillío National Park, from Curacautín on route 925-S (source: CONAF, quoted by Meteored).
Before you go
Don't climb on the roots or take nuts: araucarias grow very slowly and are protected. Buy tickets online at pasesparques.cl.
Where it is
- Area
- Andean Araucanía
- Protected area
- Parque Nacional Conguillío
-38.64330, -71.67173 · View on map · Source of the point (© OpenStreetMap contributors / Wikidata)
Today's conditions
No conditions have been added for this area yet.
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