The
Ramsar Photo GalleryWetlands of International Importance: Chile, Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary (Río Cruces)
Carlos Anwandter Sanctuary. 27/07/81; Región X; 4,877 ha; 39º41’S 073º11’W. Nature and Scientific Research Sanctuary. An estuarine area of the lower Río Cruces, its tributaries and riparian zone of emergent marshes, grassland and islands, subject to tectonic subsidence. The site supports numerous waterbirds, including two endangered species, and provides nesting areas for a stable population of 3,000 individuals of the vulnerable Cygnus melanocoryphus. Human activities include livestock grazing, tourism, and use of the river for transportation. Ramsar site no. 222.
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Landscape
of the Carlos Anwandter Ramsar Site (Coniferous and Notophagus forest,
reeds and open water)
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Paisaje
del Sitio Ramsar Carlos Anwandter (bosque de coníferas y Notophagus,
juncales y aguas abiertas)
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Remains
of submerged trees after the earthquake of 1960 (Carlos Anwandter Ramsar
Site)
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Restos
de troncos sumergidos tras el terremoto de 1960 (Sitio Ramsar Carlos Anwandter)
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Ulex
europaeus (invasive european species), at the forefront of reeds at
Carlos Anwandter Ramsar Site
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Ulex
europaeus (retamo espinoso, especie invasora europea), en primer plano
sobre el Sitio Ramsar Carlos Anwandter
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Photos by Iván
Darío Valencia,
Ramsar Convention Bureau
October 2003
Black-necked Swans (Cygnus melanocorypha)
Photos
by Margarita Astrálaga,
Ramsar Convention Bureau
November 2000
For
further information about the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, please contact
the Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland,
Switzerland (tel +41 22 999 0170, fax +41 22 999 0169, e-mail 
).
Posted 20 February 2001, last modified 31 October 2003, Dwight Peck, Ramsar.
