Recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, the Talampaya National Park, rises in the low hills to the west of the province of La Rioja, where there was a provincial reserve since 1975, showcasing its scenic beauty and its treasures archaeological and paleontological.
Sprawling over an area of 215 hectares, consisting of huge, strange formations, resulting from the passage of time and the action of erosive agents, and surrounded by a halo of mysticism that fuels its appeal, Talampaya boasts towering canyons of tall straight walls in which Monk images are discovered, the Wise Man, La Torre, among others.
With a shrubby, sparse and stunted predominant flora, this dry river logging, and true to its name in Quechua language, has enormous dimensions virtually devoid of vegetation, while most of the scattered plants on territory arrogate therapeutic benefits. On temporary channels open with carob forests develop, and in the area of Drawers, molles drinking.
Protector of native species, the park protects and is home to animals like the guanaco, mara hare, guinea pigs, viscacha, foxes, ferrets, squirrels saws, and the weeping and blind pichi- pichi- who are in danger of extinction; being an incredible show to witness the flight of the Andean Condor on Cañadón Talampaya.
Scenic, geological, paleontological and archaeological value, Talampaya National Park is also characterized by protect a representative sample of the mountain, a uniquely present in Argentina desert environment and the gorse, the girl and purslane.
However, its natural wonders Talampaya importance also lies in its historical and cultural wealth, mainly present in the -antropomorfos figurative and abstract prints and zoomorfos- -geométricos Miscellaneous-, made by men who inhabited the region thousands of years ago.
Trekking, photographic safaris, contemplative walks, sightings, and all activities that imagine living in contact with nature, Talampaya National Park is a must on your visit to La Rioja destination.
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