El Bosque Urban Park (Spanish: Parque Urbano El Bosque) is a protected wetland and forest in the city of Valdivia, south-central Chile. The park is owned by the real estate company SOCOVESA that developed the adjacent neighborhood of El Bosque. The park originated in 1997 as a private park open only to residents of the neighborhood. It was opened to the public in 2004, the same year administration was transferred to the ad-hoc organisation Comité Ecológico Lemu Lahuen.[2]

El Bosque Urban Park
Parque Urbano El Bosque
Map showing the location of El Bosque Urban Park
Map showing the location of El Bosque Urban Park
Map of Chile
LocationLos Ríos Region, Chile
Nearest cityValdivia
Coordinates39°50′23.93″S 73°14′35.38″W / 39.8399806°S 73.2431611°W / -39.8399806; -73.2431611
Area10.5 ha (26 acres)
Established1997
Governing bodyComité Ecológico Lemu Lahuen[1]

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  1. ^ "¿Qué es el PUEB?". Parque Urbano El Bosque (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ "Historia del Parque Urbano el Bosque". Parque Urbano El Bosque (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-04.