The Queñoa is the tree that grows the highest altitude on the planet, located in the Altiplano. Its wood, has been used as an important fuel for the high Andean peoples and ancient mining, making it a scarce resource, in danger today.
Life in the most absolute desert only arises under the arms of the Tamarugo. Present only in the Pampa of the Tamarugal, it is a refuge for a large number of species. However, the native Tamarugo is scarce.
The Chilean Palm Tree is the oldest palm in the world and the southernmost of the entire continental territory. In the last 500 years, its exploitation, mainly for its honey, but also for its coconuts, has driven it to close to extinction.
Present on this earth for 200 million years, the Araucaria, a sacred tree for the Pehuenche people, has given them shelter and food for centuries. Today, its habitat is reduced to 50% of its original surface.
The Larch can live for more than four thousand years and exceed 50 meters in height, making it the second longest-lived species on the planet and the second tallest. Today only 40% of its original population survives.
The Guaiteca's Cypress inhabits the southern lands of America. It is the southernmost conifer on the planet. In the midst of landscapes marked by ice and water, it has known how to grow where other species cannot survive.
The Peruvian Pepper traveled to the south end of America many centuries ago, before the arrival of the Spanish colonizers. An eternal voyager, who adapts to time and poverty.
The Toromiro arose in the most isolated land on the planet, Rapa Nui. Today it is extinct in the wild. It only survives in a few botanical gardens, where men and women go to great lengths to reintroduce it to its natural habitat.
