Los Cardones National Park

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Los Cardones National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
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Location Salta Province, Argentina
Coordinates 25°07′30″S66°10′55″W / 25.125°S 66.182°W / -25.125; -66.182 Coordinates: 25°07′30″S66°10′55″W / 25.125°S 66.182°W / -25.125; -66.182
Area650 km2 (250 sq mi)
Established1996
Governing body Administración de Parques Nacionales

The Los Cardones National Park (Spanish : Parque Nacional Los Cardones) is a national park of Argentina, located in the center-west of the province of Salta, within the San Carlos and Cachi Departments, in the Argentine Northwest.

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National park Park used for conservation purposes of animal life and plants

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Location

The park protects an area of the Argentine Monte ecoregion. [1] The park has an area of 650 square kilometres, with hills and ravines at the height levels between 2,700 m and 5,000 m. It gets its name from the prevalence of bush formations of cardon grande cactus. It features fossil remains of extinct animals, as well as dinosaur tracks.

Argentine Monte

The Argentine Monte (NT0802), or Low Monte, is an ecoregion of dry thorn scrub and grasslands in Argentina. It is one of the driest regions in the country. Human settlements are mainly near water supplies such as rivers or oases. Deforestation and over-grazing around these settlements have caused desertification.

<i>Echinopsis terscheckii</i> species of plant

Echinopsis terscheckii, commonly known as the cardon grande cactus or Argentine saguaro, is a large cactus native to South America and popular in cultivation. It is a columnar, branching cactus that can grow over 7.6 metres (25 ft) tall.

The protected area was created in 1996, when the National Parks Administration acquired the land from private owners.

Climate

Most of the park has an arid climate that is characterized by a large thermal amplitude (large difference between day and night temperatures). [2] The park receives an average rainfall of 150 mm (5.9 in); most of it falling between November to March. [2] Snowfall is extremely rare in low-lying areas. [2] Mean temperatures range from 11 °C (51.8 °F) in winter to 18 °C (64.4 °F) in summer. [2]

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References

  1. Dellafiore, Claudia, Southern South America: Southern Argentina, stretching northward (NT0802), WWF: World Wildlife Fund, retrieved 2017-04-12
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Parque Nacional Los Cardones" (in Spanish). Administración de Parques Nacionales. Retrieved 16 October 2016.