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Pan de Azúcar National Park, Chile
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Pan de Azúcar National Park in Chile in known for Isla Pan de Azúcar, on which Humboldt Penguins breed on this island. The island can be reached by boat from the mainland but passengers are not allowed to leave the boat. Pan de Azúcar National Park s divided into two ecosystems: the coastal desert of Taltal and the steppe desert of the Sierra Vicuña Mackenna. The absence of rain is compensated by coastal mist, which is known locally as Camanchaca. There are more than 20 cactus species in the area, mainly of the genus Copiapoa which can be also be observed in the Cactarium located in the Environmental office of CONAF in front of Los Piqueros Beach 4,96 miles from the park entrance. It is open for visits from Monday to Sunday from 8:30 to 12:30 and from 14 to 18 hours. The Guanaco is the main mammal found in ...
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