Kütralkura

Kütralkura (Spanish: Geoparque Kütralkura, from Mapudungun kütral, fire, and kura, stone, meaning "firestone"[1]) is a geopark in southern Chile's Araucanía Region. The geopark has an area of 8100 km2 and lies mostly in the Andes. It spans four communes: Curacautín, Lonquimay, Melipeuco and Vilcún. All of Conguillio National Park and Llaima, one of Chile's most active volcanoes, lie within the geopark.[2]

View of Conguillío Lake and Llaima Volcano, both part of Kütralkura Geopark.

By May 17, 2018, Kütralkura was being considered for inclusion in the Global Geoparks Network.[3][4] The inclusion in the network was confirmed and accepted on April 17, 2019, by UNESCO's executive board.[1] The original geopark project was carried out and supported by the National Geology and Mining Service and CORFO.[4]

The work done at Kütralkura is being used as template for a similar initiative in Palena Province.[3]

References
  1. "Eleven sites and extensions in Asia, Europe, and South America receive UNESCO Global Geopark Label". unesco.org. UNESCO. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. "Geoparque Kütralkura: la apuesta de Chile por preservar su patrimonio geológico". El Espectador (in Spanish). November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  3. "Operadores turísticos del territorio Patagonia Verde valoran gira al Geoparque Kütralkura en la Región de La Araucanía". Diario Lawen (in Spanish). May 17, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  4. "Postulación de Geoparque Kütralkura a Red Global de UNESCO fue presentada ante Concejo Municipal de Vilcún". Vilcun.cl (in Spanish). August 9, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

Kütralkura

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