Chile is facing an emergency situation as a result of forest fires in the center-south zone of the country. Multidisciplinary teams have been working since Thursday, February 2, in different areas to combat the spread of fire, tasks that have already been joined by professionals from countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Colombia, among others.
For this reason, the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf), which leads the coordination of the fight against forest fires, announced the closure of National Parks and Reserves as a preventive and protection measure for the population and visitors and to minimize risk factors in the generation of this type of accident in other areas of the country, mainly due to the high temperatures that will be recorded in the coming days.
Temporary closures:
Coquimbo Region
Fray Jorge Forest Park
Reserve The Chinchillas
Metropolitan region
Rio Clarillo National Park
Maule Region
Radal Siete Tazas National Park
Lircay Highlands National Reserve
Ñuble Region
Ñuble Reserve
Reserve Huemules de Nibilinto
Bio bio region
Nonguén National Park
Altos de Pemehue National Reserve
Laguna del Laja National Park (only access to the Las Chilcas trail)
Ralco National Reserve (only access to Las Vegas del Ralco)
Araucania region
(Temporary closure from Tuesday, February 7 to Sunday, February 12, 2023)
Villarica National Park
Huerquehue National Park
Cerro Ñielol Natural Monument
Tolhuaca National Park
Nahuelbuta National Park
Conguillio National Park
Malleco National Reserve
Contulmo National Reserve
Villarrica National Reserve
Dead China National Reserve
Nalcas National Reserve
Alto Biobío National Reserve
Malalcahuello National Reserve
Responsible tourism this summer
Since one of the main threats in the State's protected wilderness areas is fire, the authorities also call for being a responsible tourist when visiting the parks, reserves and natural monuments administered by Conaf to avoid causing more fires forests in these areas that cover an approximate area of 18.6 million hectares, 21.3% of the continental territory of Chile.
Chile takes care of you
The Government of Chile makes available to foreign tourists an orientation guide for tourists arriving in our country, where they can find recommendations for a good trip and contains advice on prevention, self-care and response to a contingency, as well as of contact numbers for emergency services and links to access web pages of institutions related to Wilderness Protected Areas of the State.
Foreign and national visitors can access the document by scanning the QR codes that will be available at airports, border crossings and different tourist services.