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Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt

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Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
Reserva Nacional Pinguino de Humboldt
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Punta Choros, Chile

Pingüino de Humboldt National Reserve is a nature reserve located a short distance off the coast of mainland Chile. It consists of three islands: Chañaral, Damas and Choros. It is located about 100 km north of La Serena in the Coquimbo Region of Chile and has a total area of 859.3 hectares . Coastal communities of Caleta Chañaral, Chañaral de Aceituno, Punta de Choros are nearby. The reserve is an important breeding site for the Humboldt penguin, for which it is named, and is a habitat for sea lions and bottlenose dolphins chunchungos, Magellanic penguin, sea turtle, whale, albatross and cormorant. Aside from dolphins, local cetacean diversities are diverse including migratory rorquals such as blue, fin, and humpback whales, and sperm whales.The park is located in both Region III and Region IV of Chile. The reserve includes the Aceituno de Chañaral Island and Damas and Choros Islands .It is part of the Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado de Chile , administered by the Corporación Nacional Forestal .
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