The conspicious trees in the foreground are monkey puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana, pehuén), a very particular representative of the southern conifers. The species is very old and therefore often called a living fossil. It is native to a relatively small area in the Andes of the Sur Chico of Chile and adjacent Argentina. Volcán Llaima is seen in the central background. This 3125 m high stratovolcano is one of the most active volcanoes in Chile.

Keywords

conifer, glacial processes, lake, mountainscape, mountaintop, non-tropical montane forest, plant, reflection, snowscape, southern beech, stratovolcano, volcanism, Zonobiome V

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Monday 15 February 2016 by Martin Mergili in South America / Chile (10416 visits)