What is unique about Los Arrayanes National Park, situated on the Quetrihué Peninsula near Villa La Angostura?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. It preserves a rare, dense pure forest of ancient Arrayán trees with cold, cinnamon-orange bark
- Step 1: The arrayán (Luma apiculata) is usually an isolated shrub, but here it forms a 300-year-old forest. Step 2. The trees reach 15 meters in height and have distinctive smooth, cold, orange bark. Answer: It preserves a rare, dense pure forest of ancient Arrayán trees with cold, cinnamon-orange bark. Why not the others: The park is visited by boat from Bariloche or via a trail from Villa La Angostura.
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