Talampaya National Park

Talampaya National Park (

The park protects an area of the High Monte ecoregion.^[1] The park covers an area of 2,150 square kilometres (830 sq mi), at an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,921 ft)

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
  Ischigualasto
  , have been found here;
• The Talampaya
  gorge and its rock formations with walls of the Talampaya Formation
  of 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.

Gallery

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  Parque Nacional de Talampaya
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  Talampaya canyon entrance
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  Petroglyphs
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  Parque Nacional Talampaya
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  Tour buses at the park
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  Rhea
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  The wall

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Talampaya.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Talampaya National Park.

• Official park website