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Chile is preparing to create a new national park to protect endangered wildlife and unique ecosystems.
The park, Cape (Kabo) Forward National Park, will span 370,000 acres.
It will be located on the Brunswick Peninsula, according to Reuters.
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Forests, peatlands, glaciers and coastlines can be found throughout the Earth.
Cape Forward is located at the southern tip of the Americas.
Cape Forward National Park will span 370,000 acres and be located on the Brunswick Peninsula. (Reuters/Pablo Sanhueza)
It has been called a park “at the edge of the world,” the place where the Americas meet Antarctica.
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The Brunswick Peninsula is located in Patagonia, bordering the Strait of Magellan and Otway Sound.
Forests, peatlands, glaciers and coastlines can be found throughout the Earth. (Reuters/Pablo Sanhueza)
The peninsula is a “mosaic of marine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems,” wildlife coordinator Benjamin Cáceres of Rewilding Chile, a conservation non-profit involved in the project, told Reuters.
“These are resilient places that maintain balance and provide refuge for endangered species,” a wildlife expert said. (Reuters/Pablo Sanhueza)
“These are resilient places that maintain balance and provide refuge for species at risk of extinction,” Cáceres said.
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The land – which is a cultural and historical heritage site – is located in the ancestral area of Kaweskar.
Chile recorded the arrival of foreign tourists in 2024. (Reuters/Pablo Sanhueza)
It’s an area linked to the history of early exploration of the “end of the world,” according to Rewilding Chelsea.
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The park is home to the largest deer native to Chile, the endangered Huemul deer. The stocky mammals have short legs, thick fur and large ears, according to Discover Wildlife.
Cape Forward National Park is expected to be completed within two years. (Reuters/Pablo Sanhueza)
Chile recorded 5,239,233 foreign tourist arrivals in 2024, according to government data.
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The park is expected to be completed within two years.
Reuters contributed reporting.