Roblería del Cobre de Loncha National Reserve, National reserve in Alhué, Melipilla Province, Chile

Roblería del Cobre de Loncha National Reserve, created in 1996, is the most recent protected area managed by Conaf in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its vegetation includes sclerophyllous forest and deciduous forest, and it receives very few visitors each year.

Roblería del Cobre de Loncha became a national reserve in 1996, the most recent protected area managed by Conaf in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. The sources do not record a mining company estate as its origin; they only state its creation year and its location in that region.

The name Roblería del Cobre de Loncha combines roblería, the oak groves, with Cobre and Loncha, the old mining estate where the reserve lies. The area was created in 1996 and is the most recent protected area managed by Conaf in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It receives very few visitors each year.

The area is managed by the national forest service and offers pathways through the woodlands for visitors to explore. Plan for uneven ground and bring appropriate walking gear to safely navigate the natural trails throughout the reserve.

Roblería del Cobre de Loncha was created in 1996 and is the most recent protected area managed by Conaf in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It receives very few visitors each year, so the sclerophyllous and deciduous forests remain largely undisturbed.