CHILE

CHILE.

National Parks Ecotourism.
Pan de Azúcar National Park.
Stamp issued in a minisheet of 4 on 27.09.1996.
Face value: 100 Chilean pesos.
Design: Alejandro Inostroza Fabres (n. 1949).
Printed by Casa de Moneda de Chile.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 100,000 copies.
Size: 48 x 36 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1795.
- Scott No. 1185d.
- StampWorld No. 1768.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1752.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1397.

Pan de Azúcar National Park (Parque Nacional Pan de Azúcar) straddles the border between the Antofagasta Region and the Atacama Region, in northern Chile. It was founded in 1985 and has an extension of 437.54 km² (168.9 sq mi), including 1.1 km² (0,42 sq mi) of insular terrain. The park is divided into two ecosystems: the coastal desert of Taltal and the steppe desert of the Sierra Vicuña Mackenna. It’s importance derives from the diversity of species. There are more than 20 cactus species in the area, mainly of the genus Copiapoa. The guanaco is the main mammal found in the park. Other mammals include culpeo fox, chilla fox and European hare. The shoreline area is home to marine mammals, such as the marine otter and the South American sea lion. Among the birds are the Humboldt penguin and Peruvian pelican. Also reptile species of the genera Tropidurus and Callopistes inhabit the park.