Melimoyu Forest

The forests around Melimoyu cover steep slopes on the wet Pacific side of the Patagonian Andes. The Melimoyu volcano rises above a landscape of fjords, islands and rivers. Abundant rainfall sustains evergreen woodland, while glaciers and streams descend from higher ground. The nearby channels were part of the maritime world of the Chono, who travelled the archipelagos in sewn-plank boats.