Meet one of world's oldest trees: 2,600-year-old 'El Alerce Abuelo'

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  • Title: Meet one of world's oldest trees: 2,600-year-old 'El Alerce Abuelo'
  • Date: 29th November 2021
  • Summary: Meet one of world's oldest trees: 2,600-year-old 'El Alerce Abuelo' SHOTLIST: 1. WIDE SHOT OF ALERCE ABUELO, 2,600-YEAR-OLD TREE, AT LOS ALERCES NATIONAL PARK 2. CLOSE UP OF ALERCE ABUELO (TWO SHOTS) 3. INFORMATION SIGN BOARD BESIDE ALERCE ABUELO 4. VARIOUS OF CLOSE UP OF ALERCE ABUELO 5. WIDE SHOT OF ALERCE ABUELO AND RIVER FLOWING BESIDE 6. VARIOUS OF FOREST 7. VARIOUS OF VISITORS NEAR ALERCE ABUELO 8. VARIOUS OF VISITORS WALKING AROUND 9. COUPLE SITTING ON DOCK 10. WIDE SHOT OF NATIONAL PARK LOS ALERCES 11. TOURIST WALKING ON SUSPENSION BRIDGE 12. WIDE SHOT OF ISLAND LOCATED IN LAKE MENENDEZ 13. VISITORS ARRIVING AT PORT WHERE EXCURSION TO ALERZAL MILENARIO BEGINS 14. BOAT SAILING 15. VISITORS TAKING PHOTOS OF TORRECILLAS GLACIER 16. VARIOUS OF WIDE SHOT OF TORRECILLAS GLACIER 17. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ALICIA ELICABE, TOURIST GUIDE FROM LOS ALERCES NATIONAL PARK, SAYING: “I want to point out that this place has been declared World Heritage site by the UNESCO in 2017, and this park was created originally to preserve the Alerce. This particular Alerce is 2,600 years old, it´s alive, it´s green, it´s growing. And inside the park, we also have other trees that reach up to 4,000 years old. So today, the Alerce is considered the second longest living species on earth.” CHUBUT, ARGENTINA (RECENT, NOV. 2021) (AAVN - ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT One of the largest and oldest trees in the world, "El Alerce Abuelo" in Argentina is approximately 2,600 years old. Located at the Los Alerces National Park in the Andes in Chubut province, El Alerce Abuelo is among the longest-living population of Alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoides), a conifer endemic to South America. The tree is nearly 60 meters tall and 3 meters dbh (the diameter of the trunk). "This particular Alerce is 2,600 years old, it's alive, it's green, it's growing," said Alicia Elicabe , a tourist guide from Los Alerces National Park. "And inside the park, we also have other trees that reach up to 4,000 years old." The Los Alerces National Park, which is the natural habitat for a number of endemic and threatened species of flora and fauna including Alerce trees, was declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO in 2017, she also added. The park retains a high degree of naturalness also providing a profound visitor experience. El Alerce Abuelo is today considered the second longest living species on earth after the unnamed Pinus longaeva tree in Californian mountains that is over 5,000 year old. Reporting by Cristian Kovadloff Writing by Ayse Humeyra Atilgan
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