Parque Pleistocénico de Osorno, Theme park in Osorno, Chile
Parque Pleistocénico de Osorno is a theme park inside Chuyaca Urban Park on the banks of the Damas River. Its life-size sculptures, made by Pablo Jofré Flores, include three gomphotheres (Notiomastodon platensis), a saber-toothed cat, a South American horse and a mylodon, set among ferns and a recreated swamp. The park also has an open-air amphitheatre, pools and an ice rink.
The park was created following the discovery of fossil remains at the Pilauco Bajo archaeological site in 2007, which prompted research by Austral University of Chile. These findings revealed that the region was once home to these extinct creatures thousands of years ago.
The park's name and exhibits refer to the Pilauco site, where a gomphothere was found in 1986 during housing excavation at Villa Los Notros. The sculptures, made by Pablo Jofré Flores, include a gomphothere herd of father, mother and son, a saber-toothed cat, a South American horse and a mylodon. An open-air amphitheatre hosts school events and community gatherings.
The park lies inside Chuyaca Urban Park on the bank of the Damas River, covering about 82,000 square metres, so allow time to walk between the sculptures, the swamp recreation and the amphitheatre. The Chuyaca Palaeontological Museum and the ice rink are separate facilities within the same urban park.
The park's land was once part of the Quinta Hollstein estate and later served as Osorno's municipal cemetery before being declared a green area in 1998. The sculptures, made by Pablo Jofré Flores, include a herd of three gomphotheres (Notiomastodon platensis), a relative of modern elephants.
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