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Talampaya
Talampaya Park is located in the center south
of the province of La Rioja. It has been created
to protect important
archaeological and pale ontological sites
in an awe-inspiring landmark framework of
great beauty, along with the typical
mount flora and fauna.
Along the Talampaya river canyon, ancient
carob tree forests, surrounded by about 100
meters high walls can be found.
These walls give the landscape unique attractiveness.
In this place, condors find shelter. Added
to the natural value
of the area, its cultural importance should
be considered. Numerous manifestations of
prehistoric cultures who inhabited
the area about 1,000 years ago, populate the
reddish walls and stones from Talampaya. A
13-meter long mural full
of petroglifs, maybe the major one registered
so far in Argentina, together with others
which are scattered around the place,
make up a cultural patrimony of incalculable
value. The deep canyons, the valleys populated
by
curiously-carved-by-erosion figures, the colorful
sedimentary strata, surrounded by the desert
landscape of great
beauty already mentioned give Talampaya unequaled
scenic importance.
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