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Buenos Aires ( or ; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes]) is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast....
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Córdoba (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾðoβa]) is a city in central Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about 700 km (435 mi) northwest of the Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province...
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Salta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsalta]) is a city located in the Lerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the northwest part of Argentina. It is also the name for the capital city of Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population...

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Talampaya National Park

Talampaya National Park - Local attractions:

Author: Carolina Montes (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_4.JPG/500px-Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_4.JPG" data-title="Author: Carolina Montes (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Carolina Montes (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_3.JPG/500px-Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_3.JPG" data-title="Author: Carolina Montes (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: LunaMLopardo (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Formaciones_geol%C3%B3gicas_%22El_totem%22_y_%22La_torre%22.jpg/500px-Formaciones_geol%C3%B3gicas_%22El_totem%22_y_%22La_torre%22.jpg" data-title="Author: LunaMLopardo (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Gino Lucas T. (Own work), Licence: GFDL, CC BY 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/TALMLR.jpg/500px-TALMLR.jpg" data-title="Author: Gino Lucas T. (Own work), Licence: GFDL, CC BY 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Talampaya petroglyphs - Author: Jorge Gobbi from Buenos Aires, Argentina (Petroglifos en Talampaya  Uploaded by man77), Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Talampaya_petroglyphs_%281%29.jpg/500px-Talampaya_petroglyphs_%281%29.jpg" data-title="Talampaya petroglyphs - Author: Jorge Gobbi from Buenos Aires, Argentina (Petroglifos en Talampaya Uploaded by man77), Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: LunaMLopardo (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Petroglifos%2C_PN_Talampaya.jpg/500px-Petroglifos%2C_PN_Talampaya.jpg" data-title="Author: LunaMLopardo (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Ccarosio (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Talampaya2.JPG/500px-Talampaya2.JPG" data-title="Author: Ccarosio (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Petroglyphs at Parque Nacional Talampaya - Author: Andarin2 (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, GFDL, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Talampaya_petroglyphs.jpg/375px-Talampaya_petroglyphs.jpg" data-title="Petroglyphs at Parque Nacional Talampaya - Author: Andarin2 (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, GFDL, Source: Wikimedia Commons" data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/La_Torre_-_Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_2.JPG/375px-La_Torre_-_Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_2.JPG" data-title=""La Torre" - Author: Littletroll (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Pueblos originarios (Parque Nacional Talampaya, Argentina), Licence: Public domain, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_-_Petroglifos.jpg/500px-Parque_Nacional_Talampaya_-_Petroglifos.jpg" data-title="Author: Pueblos originarios (Parque Nacional Talampaya, Argentina), Licence: Public domain, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Cotimuller (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Parque_Nacional_Talampaya.JPG/375px-Parque_Nacional_Talampaya.JPG" data-title="Author: Cotimuller (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Gcastillo69 (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Parque_Nacional_de_Talampaya.JPG/500px-Parque_Nacional_de_Talampaya.JPG" data-title="Author: Gcastillo69 (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: I, HANNAN, Licence: CC BY-SA 2.5, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Talampaya_NP.jpg/500px-Talampaya_NP.jpg" data-title="Author: I, HANNAN, Licence: CC BY-SA 2.5, Source: Wikimedia Commons" The wall - Author:   Lili Contreras , Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/The_wall_at_Talampaya_National_Park.jpg/500px-The_wall_at_Talampaya_National_Park.jpg" data-title="The wall - Author: Lili Contreras , Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons"

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National Park
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
Appointment to Unesco World Heritage: 2000
degree: Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks

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Talampaya National Park is a national park located in the east/centre of La Rioja Province, Argentina. It was designated a provincial reserve in 1975, a national park in 1997, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

Location

The park protects an area of the Argentine Monte ecoregion. The park covers an area of 2,150 square kilometres (830 sq mi), at an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft) above mean sea level. Its purpose is to protect important archaeological and palaeontological sites found in the area. It has landscapes of great beauty, with flora and fauna typical of the mountain biome. The park is in a basin between the Cerro Los Colorados to the west and the Sierra de Sañagasta to the east. The landscape is the result of erosion by water and wind in a desert climate, with large ranges in temperature - high heat by day and low temperature at night, with torrential rain in summer and strong wind in spring.

Features

The park includes: The dry bed of the Talampaya River, where dinosaurs lived millions of years ago - fossils, whilst not as interesting as Ischigualasto, have been found here; The Talampaya gorge and its rock formations with walls up to 143 metres (469 ft) high, narrowing to 80 metres (262 ft) at one point; The remains of indigenous peoples' settlements, such as the petroglyphs of the Puerta del Cañón; A botanical garden of the local flora at the narrow point of the canyon; Regional fauna, including guanacos, hares, maras, foxes and condors.

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References

External links

Official park website