Malalcahuello Images Our final spot is at Malalcahuello, place of araucarias or monkey puzzles. Araucaria araucana is native to south central Chile and west central Argentina, and is an evergreen tree growing to 40 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter. Because of species' great age it is sometimes described as a living fossil. Araucaria araucana is the national tree of Chile.
