Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve

Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
View of the forest of Pampa del Tamarugal as seen in 2006.
Location	Tarapacá Region, Chile
Coordinates	20.4722°S 69.6733°W / -20.4722; -69.6733
Area	1,271.49 km^2 (490.93 sq mi)
Designation	National reserve
Designated	1988
Governing body	Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)

Pintados Geoglyphs

Pampa del Tamarugal National Reserve is a nature reserve of northern Chile's Tarapacá Region located in the Pampa del Tamarugal, about 70 km (43 mi) east of Iquique.

The reserve consists of three separate sectors: Zapiga, Bosque Nativo de La Tirana, and Pintados. The major highlights are the artificially planted [2][3] forests of the genus Prosopis (primarily Prosopis tamarugo), found in the middle of a rainless desert, and the Pintados geoglyphs.

The protected area covers 1,271.49 square kilometres (127,149 ha) in total.[1]

The sectors of Zapiga and Pintados are crossed by the Pan-American Highway and Sector Bosque Nativo de La Tirana can be accessed from A-665 Route.

Sites

Geoglifos de Pintados: Precolumbian culture geoglyphs extended on 2 miles that portrait more than 350 figures representing men, animals and abstract figures. Visit schedule: Mondays to Sundays, from 10:30 AM to 17:30 PM. There is an entrance fee.[4]

See also

• La Tirana
• Huara
• Pica

References

1. UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Pampa del Tamarugal from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. [1] Purdue - Prosopis tamarugo F. Phil.
3. [2] FAO.org - The Genus Prosopis and its Management at the Tamarugal Pampa
4. Atacama Desert sites Letsgochile.com

• (in Spanish) Reserva Nacional Pampa del Tamarugal