Around 3000 BC, several Bronze Age societies, including the ancient Egyptians and the Mesopotamians, were just beginning to emerge as regional powers. One of the most curious aspects about these ancient societies is the flora and fauna that existed among them, with many of these ancient plant and animal species either drastically changing over time or becoming endangered or sometimes, extinct altogether.

However, at a national park in South America, nature seems to have created an exception. Visitors can walk among trees that are thousands of years old, making them significantly older than even some of the oldest known human civilizations. Located in the world's southernmost rainforest , in the southwest region of Chile, Alerce Costero National Park is dominated by evergreen forests of t

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