| Cuyo - “desert country” in the Indian language
- is the region of the high peaks, the snow-covered volcanoes, and the
large wilderness spreading from the Andes mountain range and foothills
to the steppe.
The visit to Ischigualasto - Talampaya Natural Parks, is a true journey
to the dinosaurs era. Ischigualasto, also known as “Valle de la
Luna” (Moon Valley) because of the amazing diversity of forms
and colours of its landscape shaped by erosion, is one of the world’s
most important paleontologic sites. The Talampaya River Canyon reveals
amazing multi-shaped layers in its high red walls.
Pink flamingos, Andean ducks, “vicuñas” and “guanacos”
cohabit freely in parks and natural reserves, while condors fly over
the area.
The region displays the full splendour of the Central Andean Range.
The Aconcagua (6.959 m) is the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere,
and its steep slopes are renown and respected by mountain climbers from
all over the world.
In the valleys of La Rioja, Mendoza and San Juan, among leaves of grapevines,
farms and wineries, visitors can go along the Wine Road, an attraction
of international renown.
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