Los Cardones National Park

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Los Cardones National Park is a protected area in northwestern Argentina known for its vast high-altitude landscapes dominated by towering cardón cacti and Andean wildlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area 650 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 65,000 hectares ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
high-altitude ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
crossedBy Ruta Nacional 33 ⓘ
established 1996 ⓘ
governingBody Administración de Parques Nacionales ⓘ
hasAccessTown Cachi ⓘ
Payogasta ⓘ
hasActivity scenic driving ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ
hasBiome High Andean ⓘ
Monte of Mountains and Sierras ⓘ
linked to: Sierra

Puna ⓘ
hasDominantFlora Echinopsis atacamensis ⓘ
cardón grande cactus ⓘ
hasEcosystemType Monte shrubland ⓘ
Puna grassland ⓘ
high-altitude desert ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature eroded rock formations ⓘ
hasHighestElevation over 5000 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature Andean foothills ⓘ
mountain ranges ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
hasLowestElevation around 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasScenicRoute Cuesta del Obispo ⓘ
hasValley Valle Encantado ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Salta Province ⓘ
locatedInRegion northwestern Argentina ⓘ
namedAfter cardón cactus ⓘ
officialName Parque Nacional Los Cardones ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
protects Andean landscapes ⓘ
high-altitude cactus forests ⓘ
protectsSpecies Andean condor ⓘ
Andean fox ⓘ
guanaco ⓘ
puma ⓘ
vicuña ⓘ

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Northwestern Argentina → hasProtectedArea → Los Cardones National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: northwestern Argentina
San Juan Province → hasProtectedArea → El Leoncito National Park ⓘ
linked to: Los Cardones National Park
San Juan Province → hasProtectedArea → San Guillermo National Park ⓘ
linked to: Los Cardones National Park
Los Cardones National Park → officialName → Parque Nacional Los Cardones ⓘ
linked to: Los Cardones National Park
Argentine National Parks System → includesSite → El Palmar National Park ⓘ
linked to: Los Cardones National Park
Payogasta → gatewayTo → Los Cardones National Park ⓘ
Payogasta → locatedNear → Los Cardones National Park ⓘ
Payogasta → hasProtectedAreaAccess → Los Cardones National Park ⓘ
Cuesta del Obispo → accessRouteTo → Parque Nacional Los Cardones ⓘ
linked to: Los Cardones National Park
Cuesta del Obispo → passesThrough → Los Cardones National Park ⓘ
Valle Encantado → locatedIn → Los Cardones National Park ⓘ
Valle Encantado → partOf → Los Cardones National Park ⓘ