Geography
The mountains of the Andes act as a natural border between Argentina and Chile, the mountain range forms much of the western part of the department of Las heras.
Mount Aconcagua is located in Las Heras Department, at 6,962 metres above sea level it holds many records, including:
- The highest mountain in South America.
- The Highest Mountain in all of the Americas.
- The highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The highest mountain outside of the continent of Asia.
The people of Las Heras are proud to have such an important mountain in their department, and as one of the Seven Summits it brings a great number of mountaineers and sightseers to the region.
Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 334,568 as per the 2001 census [INDEC], and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders the country of Chile.
Mendoza, officially the City of Mendoza is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the 2010 census [INDEC], Mendoza had a population of 115,021 with a metropolitan population of 1,055,679, making Greater Mendoza the fourth largest census metropolitan area in the country.
San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina, commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands.
Samaná is a province of the Dominican Republic in the Samaná Peninsula located in the eastern region. Its capital is Santa Bárbara de Samaná, usually known as Samaná.
Las Heras is a city in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, located in the north of the metropolitan area of the provincial capital. It has more than 180,000 inhabitants as per the 2001 census [INDEC] and is the head town of the department of the same name.
Las Heras is a small city in the oil and gas production region of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is located 566 kilometres (352 mi) north of the provincial capital Río Gallegos, and has a population of 17,821 by the 2010 census. The province is in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
General Las Heras Partido is a small partido in the northeast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
General San Martín Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
Las Flores Partido is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
Godoy Cruz is a central department of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
Guaymallén is a central department of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
Lavalle Department is a department located in the northeast of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
Luján de Cuyo is a department located in the northwest of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
Malargüe is a department located in the south west of Mendoza Province in Argentina. Its borders are San Rafael in the north, La Pampa Province in the east, Neuquén Province in the south and Chile to the west.
San Martín is a department located in the centre of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
Tunuyán Department is a department located on the eastern border of Mendoza Province in Argentina.
Andalgalá is a central department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.
Pomán is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.
San Justo Department is a department of Córdoba Province in Argentina.
The Metrotranvía Mendoza is a public light rail transport system for the city of Mendoza, Argentina, served by articulated light rail cars operating on newly relaid tracks in former-General San Martín Railway mainline right-of-way.
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