The Atuel Canyon (in Spanish ''Cañón del Atuel'') is a narrow
canyon and popular tourist attraction within Valle Grande,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. The canyon is popular location for adventure sports, including river rafting, hiking, climbing, horse riding and mountain biking.
The
Atuel River
The Atuel River is a river located mainly in the south of the Argentine province of Mendoza, with its last part in La Pampa. It is a tributary of the Desaguadero River.
The Atuel is the longest river in Mendoza. It is born in the Andes range, a ...
flows through the base of the canyon and contains several rapids, which are used for
rafting
Rafting and whitewater rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water. Dealing with risk is often a ...
and
canoeing. Those rapids are classified between class II (novice) and IV (advanced) in the
International Scale of River Difficulty.
The surrounding area includes many hotels, camping sites, country clubs and other lodging facilities.
Geography
The canyon is from the city of
San Rafael, where it starts at Embalse El Nihuil and ends in Embalse Valle Grande.
The canyon was formed by river and wind erosion.
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References
Geography of Argentina
Tourist attractions in Argentina
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