{"id":4427,"date":"2025-12-11T14:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/?p=4427"},"modified":"2025-12-11T23:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:54:48","slug":"flora-laguna-del-maule-joao-de-la-cruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/en\/flora-laguna-del-maule-joao-de-la-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Flora and Vegetation of the Pehuenche Pass \u2013 Joao de la Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4427\" class=\"elementor elementor-4427\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d7858f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d7858f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d7554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05d7554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An Oasis in the Heights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d533b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d533b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flora and Vegetation of the Pehuenche Pass.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb1cd53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb1cd53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9061ae5\" data-id=\"9061ae5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705843c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"705843c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1758bde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1758bde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e8c60\" data-id=\"10e8c60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875a591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"875a591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flora<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2840185\" data-id=\"2840185\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433e028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"433e028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maule Lake<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-486a0ae\" data-id=\"486a0ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280fd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280fd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biodiversity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb7f653\" data-id=\"fb7f653\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aa28d7\" data-id=\"0aa28d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-097857f\" data-id=\"097857f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c90b06a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c90b06a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2690b25\" data-id=\"2690b25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee13ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ee13ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Joao de la Cruz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee5a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee5a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joao is a flora specialist originally from Molina, Maule Region. He has worked on numerous flora studies throughout Chile, including a flora inventory of the Maule mountain range carried out by the Pillanmapu Geopark Foundation in 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6e40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f6e40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>December 11, 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f52ed7\" data-id=\"5f52ed7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a119d3 elementor-widget 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66ed8b2\" data-id=\"66ed8b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7cf95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a7cf95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe88920 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe88920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784c363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"784c363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6019162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6019162\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1964d6b\" data-id=\"1964d6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0e70a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0e70a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Andes Mountains in the Maule Region, specifically in the area encompassing the Laguna del Maule volcanic complex and the Paso Pehuenche international route, constitute a natural laboratory of incalculable biological value. Upon ascending above 2,000 meters above sea level, the visitor leaves behind the sclerophyllous and deciduous forest of the central valley to enter an ecosystem dominated by volcanic sands, wind, and vegetation that has perfected the art of survival: the <\/span><b>High Andean steppe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ecf099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ecf099\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-968cf9d\" data-id=\"968cf9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a2eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54a2eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4506\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-23-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bcb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57bcb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Typical landscape of the Maule high Andean steppe. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b30013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b30013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0620a75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0620a75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b33cfd\" data-id=\"0b33cfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24c9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24c9c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adaptation to the Limit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a650cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a650cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area surrounding Laguna del Maule is characterized by extreme climatic conditions. Winters are blanketed in meters of snow, summers are characterized by high levels of ultraviolet solar radiation, strong winds, and volcanic soils (pumice and rhyolite) with low moisture retention. In response to these stressful factors, the flora has developed remarkable morphological and physiological adaptations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The predominant vegetation is low-growing, rarely exceeding 50 centimeters in height. This plant structure serves a dual purpose: preventing mechanical damage from the wind and harnessing the heat radiated by the ground during the day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><strong>Survival Strategies:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bearing habit:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Plants that grow compact and close to the ground to conserve temperature and humidity inside.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pubescence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Many leaves are covered with fine whitish &quot;hairs&quot; or toments, which reflect excessive solar radiation and reduce water loss.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deep root systems:<\/b><span> Extensive roots capable of anchoring the plant in unstable substrates and seeking water in the deep layers of volcanic soil.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0806191 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0806191\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5ddf95\" data-id=\"e5ddf95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd8120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efd8120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4502\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-19-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a1a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31a1a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calceolaria arachnoidea ssp. arachnoidea <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with its whitish &quot;hairs&quot; that reduce radiation<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4261b33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4261b33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d67d899 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d67d899\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01d3d47\" data-id=\"01d3d47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dad3dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dad3dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-17-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14629c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14629c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azorella prolifera. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the eight species that make up the &quot;llareta&quot; group, with its cushion-like habit. Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9412df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9412df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d179d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d179d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5761854\" data-id=\"5761854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebc4e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ebc4e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Floristic Composition: The Protagonists of the Steppe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f00d559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f00d559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flora in this area is mostly classified within the Upper Andean Zone. The most relevant groups and species that visitors can observe are detailed below.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>1. Grasses and \u201cCoir\u00f3n\u201d<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visually dominant element on the slopes is the <\/span><b>Coir\u00f3n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is not a single species, but a group of grasses from the genera <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Festuca<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pappostipa and Stipa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These plants form tufts (which form lawns), with hard and sharp leaves.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological value:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are the engineers of the ecosystem. Their roots anchor the soil, preventing wind and water erosion, and act as nurse plants, allowing other more delicate species to germinate under their shade and protection.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99e5a66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e5a66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ec8a6\" data-id=\"39ec8a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b11837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b11837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4511\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-28-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04cd844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04cd844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landscape dominated by coirones grass. In the background, the Campanario volcano. Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ba2e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31ba2e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-711fe15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"711fe15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be07083\" data-id=\"be07083\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10811b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10811b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>2. Low and creeping shrubs<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the rocky areas, shrubs from the Fabaceae (legumes) and Asteraceae (composites) families stand out.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Adesmia <\/b><b><i>(<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adesmia aspera, Adesmia volckmanii, Adesmia emarginata<\/span><\/i><b>):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Commonly known as &quot;Paramelas,&quot; these are thorny shrubs with yellow flowers. They are critically important for fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the soil, enriching a volcanic substrate that is inherently poor in nutrients.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chuquiraga (<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chuquiraga oppositifolia<\/span><\/i><b>):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Unmistakable for its intense yellow-orange flowers and its tough leaves ending in a spine. It is an emblematic species of the Maule mountain range.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><h3><b>3. The jewels of the heights: The violas.<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the most fascinating discovery for the attentive observer is the <\/span><b>Rosy violets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viola<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the section <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andinium<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike garden violets, these plants have evolved to camouflage themselves with the rocky environment. Their leaves are arranged in concentric rosettes, often with grayish or brownish colors that make them invisible to the untrained eye (a phenomenon known as crypsis).<\/span><\/p><p><b>Observation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are often found in loose rock scree. They are considered species of high ornamental and scientific value, serving as indicators of the health of the Andean ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff5eee9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff5eee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0041d10\" data-id=\"0041d10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1932d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1932d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4510\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-27-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d743f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5d743f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viola turritella<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fd45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05fd45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8510290 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8510290\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97b5ab1\" data-id=\"97b5ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdc175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfdc175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-18-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9123097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9123097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viola congesta.<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8e09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe8e09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97e029a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97e029a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65abe1d\" data-id=\"65abe1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f61b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f61b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>4. Snow cacti<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a common belief that cacti are exclusive to hot deserts. However, the genus [unclear] inhabits the Pehuenche Pass. <\/span><b>Austrocactus <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austrocactus philippi)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These cylindrical cacti with hooked spines spend much of the winter under the snow. Their ability to tolerate freezing is a physiological marvel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091e16c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"091e16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e7fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8e7fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Traditional Uses and Ethnobotany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78369ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78369ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flora of the high Andes not only possesses ecological value, but has also been an integral part of the culture of muleteers, the Pehuenche people, and local communities for centuries. Knowledge of its properties has been passed down through generations.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><h3><b>Medicinal Use<\/b><\/h3><ul><li><b>Pingo-Pingo (<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ephedra chilensis<\/span><\/i><b>):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A gymnosperm shrub with jointed, green stems and no apparent leaves. Traditionally, an infusion of its stems is used as a diuretic and to cleanse the urinary tract and bladder. It is also attributed with stimulant properties.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Bailahu\u00e9n (<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haplopappus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sp.<\/span><b>):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Although more common at mid-altitudes, high-altitude varieties of this genus are used for their recognized digestive and liver properties, and as an antiseptic for wounds.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Silver herb (<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equisetum bogotense<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">): Traditionally used as a hemostatic (to stop bleeding) and diuretic.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Paramela (<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adesmia ssp.<\/span><\/i><b><i>)<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Used as a digestive system cleanser, ideally before eating meat, used together with mate.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Fuel Use<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, species that form hard cushions or woody shrubs (such as the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adesmia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wave <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Llareta<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) were used as fuel by muleteers to cook and keep warm on cold mountain nights.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Storage Warning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nowadays, <\/span><b>It is strictly forbidden and discouraged to uproot these plants to make a fire<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Its growth rate is extremely slow (millimeters per year), and the destruction of a llareta (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azorella sp.) <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It could mean the loss of centuries of growth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aebb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3aebb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae2f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fae2f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endemism and Biogeographical Uniqueness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba003d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba003d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Laguna del Maule area is located in a vegetation transition zone. Here, elements of northern flora (Mediterranean Region) converge with elements of Patagonian and southern high Andean flora.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible to find species of the genus <em>Nassauvia<\/em>, Cushion plants that resemble soft, green rocks, with small, fragrant white flowers. Some species of this genus are endemic to the Southern Andes, meaning they are found nowhere else on the planet. Likewise, some endemic species are present in the high Maule mountain range, such as <\/span><b><i>Calceolaria pallida, Calceolaria williamsii or Phycella maulensis<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their presence is vital for high-altitude pollinators, such as native bees and butterflies adapted to the cold.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a540f54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a540f54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4109aac\" data-id=\"4109aac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af074c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af074c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4509\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-26-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af49e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af49e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calceolaria pallida.<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd02c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd02c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f8d3da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f8d3da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cfa256\" data-id=\"9cfa256\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2ce95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a2ce95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-30-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6cc2c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6cc2c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calceolaria williamsii. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aab810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3aab810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8ca8c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8ca8c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54b34c4\" data-id=\"54b34c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d40952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d40952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An Inspiration for the Visitor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0349a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0349a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vegetation of the Pehuenche Pass and the Maule Lagoon is a testament to resilience. It is not a desolate landscape, but a vast, vibrant ecosystem that operates at a different, slow, and persistent pace.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those visiting the area, the recommendation is respectful observation. These species face a precarious balance; trampling off trails, the removal of souvenirs, or driving 4x4 vehicles across the steppe causes irreparable damage to soils that take decades to regenerate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To admire a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viola<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> camouflaged among the volcanic rocks, marvel at the copper flowers (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erythranthe sp<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.) in the waters of its Andean plains, or recognize the aroma of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adesmia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It&#039;s about connecting with the geological and biological history of the Andes. It&#039;s everyone&#039;s responsibility to preserve this natural heritage so that it continues to flourish in the highlands.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13f7818 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13f7818\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7c00fc\" data-id=\"f7c00fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ee1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67ee1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20-1536x741.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-20-600x289.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56ba6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f56ba6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erythranthe cuprea, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A species that contrasts with the waters of the Andean slopes and the green vegetation of the floodplains. Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d771a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44d771a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f12987c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f12987c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20a0e46\" data-id=\"20a0e46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cb913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9cb913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22-1536x689.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/geoparquepillanmapu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Geoparque-Pillanmapu-Joao-de-la-Cruz-22-600x269.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38db35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c38db35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High Andean wetland or \u201cvega\u201d in the Pehuenche Pass. Joao de la Cruz.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516059b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"516059b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be022f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be022f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e3302f\" data-id=\"3e3302f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e2f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a1e2f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de0eb4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3de0eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e7071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"13e7071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5602d59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5602d59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6280e8\" data-id=\"a6280e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c2dba3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c2dba3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572f100\" data-id=\"572f100\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1c194 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