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[[Archivo:Laguna del morado noviembre.jpg|thumb|El Morado glacier lagoon in November]]
Regarding the flora, low shrubs no higher than 50cm dominate the area, alternating with turfs of gramineas, with hard leaves. Perennial herbs dominate humid sectors. Native species stand out along with the presence of wild exotics. You can find the sclerophyllic Andean scrub, and the high Andean steep of the Santiago mountain range forms in the high Andean sector (Volcan river)
There is a total of two threatened species in the Vocan river area: Laretia acaulis and Alstroemeria exerens.
A total of 86 species can be found here, : three amphibians, nine reptiles, 70 species of birds of which nine are hunters, 10 aquatic birds and 51 not predatory, and four are mammals. In the Morado river area, there are about 16 species in conservation status, most of which are reptiles, followed by amphibians, mammals and birds.
During the end of 2007, geologist Christian Salazar and professor Dr. Wolfgang Stinnesbeck (geologist and paleontologist), both from Heidelberg University in Germany, discovered fossils that dated back to 150-155 million years ago.
