Three hundred thousand hectares of land at the world's end are home to alpine meadows, peat bogs (wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation), numerous river valleys, ancient forests, and incredibly diverse wildlife. Karukinka Park, located on the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego in Chile, showcases precious elements that make our world sublime.
Situated at the southern tip of the globe, Fuegian culpeo foxes (Lycalopex culpaeus lycoides) meet (but probably don’t greet) Andean condors (Vultur gryphus). Ringed kingfishers (Megaceryle torquata) compete with Magellanic woodpeckers (Campephilus magellanicus) for the title of "Most Attractive Bird in the Patagonian Region," while elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) molt and rest in Jackson Bay, seemingly oblivious to their own adorableness.
This territory, referred to as Karukinka by the indigenous tribes who first inhabited the area (the Selk'nam or Onas), has significantly wet weather. Consequently, it provides a habitat for abundant fungi, flora, and fauna. This land is also home to trees as ancient and as tall as cathedrals, crowned with emerald-green foliage that blankets over half of the territory.
