Defying ages, 2,600-year-old larch tree in Argentina still thrives
Defying ages, 2,600-year-old larch tree in Argentina still thrives
'El Alerce Abuelo,' larch tree in Los Alerces National Park, considered to be second-oldest living tree species in world
Cristian Kovadloff • 30 November 2021 • update: 30 November 2021
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: People look at the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide, at the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view from the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. Los Alerces National Park hosts the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: People visit the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. Los Alerces National Park hosts the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: People look at the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide, at the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: People visit the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. Los Alerces National Park hosts the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view of one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide, at the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view of one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide, at the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view of one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide, at the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view of one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide, at the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: People look at the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide, at the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view from the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. Los Alerces National Park hosts the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view from the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. Los Alerces National Park hosts the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
Argentina's 2,600-year-old tree "El Alerce Abuelo"
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 29: A view from the Los Alerces National Park located in the Andes in Chubut Province in the Patagonian region of Argentina on November 29, 2021. Los Alerces National Park hosts the one of the oldest tree in the world El Alerce Abuelo (Fitzroya Cupressoides), which stands 57 meters tall, and it´s diameter is 2,8 meters wide. ( Cristian Kovadloff - Anadolu Agency )Cristian Kovadloff
