One of the few places where the most arid desert in the world runs straight down to beaches and marine wildlife colonies
Area
438 km²
Declared in
1985
Region
Atacama Desert
Climate
Árido / desértico, Templado, Mediterráneo, Polar / frío
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One of the few places where the most arid desert in the world runs straight down to beaches and marine wildlife colonies
Declared in 1985, Pan de Azúcar combines the Atacama desert, the most arid in the world outside the poles, with a coast where the cold Humboldt current supports an exceptional marine productivity, including a breeding colony of Humboldt penguin on the island of the same name off the park's shore.
Location
See on the interactive map16 species documented in Pan de Azucar
At conservation risk:Pingüino de Humboldt,Cóndor andino,Chinchilla de cola corta,Tarántula chilena rosada
VulnerablePingüino de Humboldt
Spheniscus humboldti
VulnerableCóndor andino
Vultur gryphus
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Least ConcernGuanaco
Lama guanicoe
Least ConcernZorro culpeo
Lycalopex culpaeus
Gaviota garuma
Leucophaeus modestus
Pelícano peruano
Pelecanus thagus
Piquero peruano
Sula variegata
Zorro chilla
Lycalopex griseus
Araña de rincón chilena
Loxosceles laeta
Chinchilla de cola corta
Chinchilla chinchilla
Cormorán guanay
Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Chile, where Pan de Azucar lies.
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