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182 ARGENTINA REGION B Y REGION
MONUMENTO
Exploring Córdoba and the NATURAL LAGUNA YAVI
DE LOS POZUELOS
Andean Northwest Cerro Panizos
17,152 ft Abra Tartagal
Pampa
The region’s eponymous capital Córdoba is a popular JUJUY San Ramón de
university town, characterized by beautiful old colonial la Nueva Orán
buildings. Beyond the city, heading west, the roads invariably
zigzag into the Andean foothills and on to the high passes of QUEBRADA DE PARQUE NACIONAL
CALILEGUA
the Argentina-Chile border. To the east lie the grassy plains of HUMAHUACA Formosa
Santiago del Estero and to the north, the scrublands of Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy San Pedro Rivadavia
and the tropical jungle in Salta. The scenery while traveling
to quiet villages and towns such as San Salvador de Jujuy, SALTA PARQUE NACIONAL
EL REY
PARQUE NACIONAL
Cafayate, and Cachi is breathtaking, especially against the C o r d i l l e r a d e l o s A n d e s
LOS CARDONES
Joaquín V. González
backdrop of the canyons of the Quebrada de Humahuaca. MOLINOS SAL TA
CACHI
20,013 ft
QUEBRADA DE
Rosario de
Sights at a Glance Volcan Antofalla LAS CONCHAS Metán La Fragua Monte Quemado
la Frontera
Towns and Cities National Parks Antofagasta CAFAYATE La Candelaria
1 Córdoba pp184–5 4 Parque Nacional Quebrada de la Sierra QUILMES Campo
2 Alta Gracia del Condorito Paso de San SAN MIGUEL DE Gallo Corrientes
Francisco
3 Villa General Belgrano 0 Parque Nacional Talampaya 15,775 ft TAFÍ DEL VALLE TUCUMÁN
5 Cosquín a Parque Nacional Los CA TAMARCA TUCUMÁN Pozo Hondo
6 La Cumbre Cardones Cerro Palca Monteros TERMAS DE
7 Jesús María f Monumento Natural Laguna Mte.Pissis 17,263 ft Belén Aguilares RÍO HONDO Quimili
9 La Rioja de los Pozuelos 22,578 ft SANTIAGO
q San Fernando del Valle de h Parque Nacional Calilegua Cerro Bonete La Merced DEL ESTERO
SANTIAGO
Catamarca j Parque Nacional El Rey 22,175 ft Tinogasta Saujil Arraga DEL ESTERO
Brea
w Santiago del Estero Sites of Interest SAN FERNANDO Pozo Añatuya
DEL VALLE DE
e Termas de Río Hondo 8 Santa Catalina pp190–91 Villa San José CATAMARCA
r San Miguel de Tucumán y Quilmes de Vinchiña Famatina Los Telares Bandera
t Tafí del Valle i Quebrada de las Conchas Villa Castelli Ancasti
u Cafayate d Quebrada de Humahuaca Villa Unión Sumampa Villa
o Molinos pp200–4 LA RIOJA S. Francisco Unión
p Cachi LA RIOJA del Chañar Villa Selva
s Salta pp196–9 PARQUE NACIONAL Patquía de María
g Yavi TALAMPAYA Deán Funes
Chamical
Olta LA SANTA CATALINA
Malanzán CUMBRE
JESÚS MARÍA
COSQUÍN
Chepes
PARQUE NACIONAL CÓRDOBA
QUEBRADA ALTA GRACIA Santa Fe
DEL CONDORITO
Las Varillas
VILLA GENERAL Villa María
BELGRANO
Marcos
Bell Ville Juárez
CÓRDOBA
Río Cuarto Buenos
Aires
La Carlota
Canals
Buenos Aires
Laboulaye
Huinca
Cerro de Siete Colores (Hill of Seven Colors), Purmamarca Renancó
For keys to map symbols see back flap
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