Aysén region, Chilean Patagonia
Fjord, mountains and pampa
A nature atlas of three places in the Aysén region. Every fact has a source.
Three places, from the sea to the pampa
The west is wet almost all year, the east is dry. Each place has its own life.
West, by the seaAysén FjordA sea fjord about 70 km long. Salt water, fresh water from rivers, rainforest on the shores and marine life above and below the surface.29 species in the atlas
Centre, mountainsMountains near Villa OrtegaMountains and valleys about 20 km north of Coyhaique. This part of the atlas is in preparation.Species in preparation
East, dry pampaPampa at Bahía JaraDry pampa on the southern shore of Lake General Carrera near Chile Chico. This part of the atlas is in preparation.Species in preparationThe atlas: 29 sourced species
Only species with a record in a scientific or official source go into the atlas.
Selected species
- Chilean dolphinCephalorhynchus eutropiaDelfín chilenoabove the surface
- Southern river otterLontra provocaxHuillínabove the surfaceEndangered in Chile (MMA 2011)
- Marine otterLontra felinaChungungoabove the surface
- Guaitecas cypressPilgerodendron uviferumCiprés de las GuaitecasforestThreatened (per Meteored, to be verified with MMA)
- Chucao tapaculoScelorchilus rubeculaChucaoforest
- Magellanic penguinSpheniscus magellanicusPingüino de Magallanesabove the surface
Who lives in the Aysén fjords
Dolphins, otters, sea lions, killer whales and seabirds: 17 marine species with documented records in the region.
A small resident population of Chilean dolphins, estimated at fewer than one hundred animals, lives in the Puyuhuapi Channel. They keep close to shore and river mouths, the same places where salmon farms operate.
A forest that stays a forest
The land is protected by a Chilean legal instrument, the Derecho Real de Conservación (DRC), under Law No. 20.930. It is registered to the property, cannot be separated from it, and binds future owners too.
