cacti blanco national reserve central chile high biodiversity valley los andes |
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| navigate by keyword : aconcagua andes andino area basin biodiverse biodiversity biome blanco botany cacti cactus catchment chile chilean cold conflict conflicts controversial copper desertic ecoregion endemic environmental extractive extractivism extractivist glaciers habitat high impact industry large matorral mine mineral mining montane mountain mountains nacional native natural nature ore overcast plant pollution range reserva resources river rivers rashy scale sclerophyllous semi shrubland snow species tailings valley water watershed winter wintery |
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| The natural reserve of Rio Blanco is located in central Chile, in the Andes range and close to the border with Argentina. It is not far from the Aconcagua, the highest peak in the range. The reserve protects a good representation of the andine High Mountain and Chilean Matorral biomes, and harbors a high biodiversity, being especially rich in plant endemisms. However, it is close to a large copper mining site. In the past there have been several events of pollution caused by mine tailings spilled on the Blanco river.rn |
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