President Michelle Bachelet signs the decrees to add ten million acres to Chile’s National Park System. Photo: Linde Waidhofer

President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins celebrate the inauguration of the new Patagonia National Park. Photo: Daniel Casado

An aerial perspective of the signing ceremony at the Patagonia National Park in January 2018. Photo: Daniel Casado

The newly established Pumalin National Park consisting of 715,000 acres of pristine temperate rainforest, fjords and towering mountains. Photo ©Antonio Vizcaino

Kawesqar National Park, the largest of the new parks, consists of an archipelago of low mountainous islands, channels and fjords. Photo ©Antonio Vizcaino

The dramatic colors of Cerro Castillo National Park in the fall. Photo: Pablo Valenzuela

The Lago Chico Trail offers a scenic 12 km hike in the Patagonia National Park. Photo: Maps for Good, Tompkins Conservation

The expanded Corcovado National Park with dramatic views of high mountain volcanic lakes. Photo: Tompkins Conservation

The Aviles Loop Trail is a dramatic 16 km up the Aviles Valley in the Patagonia National Park. Photo: Tompkins Conservation

The guanaco is an example of the unique biodiversity protected by Chile’s National Parks. Photo: Linde Waidhofer, Tompkins Conservation
