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Peñuelas Lake
is actually a reservoir which was constructed between 1895
and 1900 with the purpose of supplying the higher parts
of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar with water. Both lie some
30 kilometers (19 mi) to the west.
The park is easily accessible since the road (Ruta 68) which
connects Santiago with Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, passes
alongside the lake. The reserve is an excellent place to
enjoy bird-watching, fishing or simply relaxing among its
natural tranquility. The reserve has a surface area of 9,260
hectares (20,372 acres), and the reservoir is surrounded
by soft slopes and low, rolling hills. The forests of quillai,
peumo and litri, among other species, are home to a large
variety of birds and animals. Foxes (gray and red), for
example, as well as coupu (kind of beaver), cururo (species
of field mice), chinchilla, heron, huala duck, pueco, osprey
and, very occasionally, coscoroba swans. The lake is a meeting
place for regional aquatic birds.
For those who enjoy fishing, you can fish from the banks
of the reservoir for pejerry (argentinian).
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