Understand
There is an office in Quellón at Avenida La Paz 068 that can answer all your questions. They also have a booklet with much more information than the website abou the park that they can email try calling or emailing them or print out for you.
Parque Tantauco Tantauco Park was created in 2005, when Fundación Futuro decided to build a nucleus of local development in order to conserve the regionâs unique ecosystems while boosting Quellón district and Chiloé Province.
In May 2005, advised by the âCorporación Chile Ambienteâ corporation, Fundación Futuro began developing the "Management Plan for the Conservation of Parque Tantauco." In September of that same year, after the first infrastructure works were well underway, building of the Inio lodge, Tantaucoâs center of operations, began.
February 2006 saw the inauguration of the Parque Tantauco offices in Quellón. As well as serving as the parkâs administrative headquarters, the offices also serve as an information center for visitors. The Park is comprised of two campgrounds; 120 km of hiking trails; Chiloé Islandâs southernmost museum, Museo Parque Tantauco; and various facilities for visitors wishing to enjoy nature and the zoneâs beautiful landscapes.
Climate
The Parque Tantauco climate is governed by its latitude, its altitude, the cold Humboldt current and the location of the territory as regards the sea. The zoneâs climate can be classified as rainy cold temperate maritime climate on the western coast. Its distinguishing features include a permanent environmental humidity and high probability of precipitations throughout the whole year.
Maximum temperatures observed during summer stand at 27ºC. Although in general, the weather during summertime is pleasant, rain and cold temperatures are also to be expected. According to meteorological data recorded over recent years, average annual precipitation stands at approximately 2500mm.
Flora and fauna
The Parkâs flora includes species such as the Guaitecas cypress Pilgerodendron uviferum and the coastal Olivillo Aextoxicum punctatum; its fauna includes the huillÃn otter Lontra provocax, the chilote fox Pseudalopex fulvipes and the blue whale Balaenoptera musculus.
Landscape
The natural barriers separating Chiloé from Chile create special conditions that enable the existence of unique and valuable species and marine and land ecosystems on the Island.
In this context, public access to Parque Tantauco is an important opportunity given that its territory is located on one of the worldâs 25 Biodiversity Hotspots www.biodiversityhotspots.org Moreover, its surface is part of âSitio Chaiguataâ, defined by Chileâs CONAMA National Environmental Commission as a priority spot for the conservation of wildlife.