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Argentine Northwest
The Argentine Northwest (, NOA) is a geographic and historical region of Argentina comprising the provinces of Catamarca Province, Catamarca, Jujuy Province, Jujuy, La Rioja Province, Argentina, La Rioja, Salta Province, Salta, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero and Tucumán Province, Tucumán. It borders Bolivia to the north, Chile to the west, the Northeast region to the east, the Center Region, Argentina, Center region to the south, and the Cuyo (Argentina), Cuyo region to the southwest. The region extends primarily over the Andes Mountains and their adjacent valleys, encompassing a diverse range of landscapes. The region's main geographic features are the Puna grassland, Puna, the Calchaquí Valleys, the Southern Andean Yungas, Yungas, and the Argentine portion of the Gran Chaco, Chaco Plains. Major rivers in the region include the Bermejo River, the Salí River, Salí-Dulce River (Argentina), Dulce River, and the Pilcomayo River. According to INDEC (National In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Regions Of Argentina
The provinces of Argentina are often grouped into eight geographical regions. Regions From West to East and North to South, these are: *Pampas, Pampas region: Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires, Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba, Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, La Pampa Province, La Pampa and Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos *Argentine Northwest: Jujuy Province, Jujuy, Salta Province, Salta, Tucumán Province, Tucumán, Catamarca Province, Catamarca, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero and La Rioja Province, Argentina, La Rioja *Cuyo, Argentina, Cuyo region: San Juan Province, Argentina, San Juan, Mendoza Province, Mendoza and San Luis Province, San Luis *Argentine Northeast: Misiones Province, Misiones, Corrientes Province, Corrientes, Formosa Province, Formosa and Chaco Province, Chaco *Patagonia, Eastern Patagonia: Río Negro Province, Río Negro, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Chubut Province, Chubut, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz and Tierra del F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Santiago Del Estero
Santiago del Estero (, Spanish for ''Saint-James-Upon-The-Lagoon'') is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 252,192 inhabitants, () making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km2. It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of 1,042 km north-northwest from Buenos Aires. Estimated to be 455 years old, Santiago del Estero was the first city founded by Spanish settlers in the territory that is now Argentina. As such, it is nicknamed "Madre de Ciudades" (Mother of Cities). Similarly, it has been officially declared the "mother of cities and cradle of folklore." The city houses the National University of Santiago del Estero, founded in 1973, and the ''Universidad Católica'', founded in 1960. Other points of interest include the city's Cathedral, the Santo Domingo Convent, and the Provincial Archeology Museum. The Santiago del Estero Airport is located 6 kilome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pilcomayo River
Pilcomayo (in Hispanicized spelling) ( Quechua Pillkumayu or Pillku Mayu, ''pillku'' red, ''mayu'' river, "red river", Guarani Ysyry Araguay ) is a river in central South America. At long, it is the longest western tributary of the Paraguay River. Its drainage basin is in area, and its mean discharge is . Along its course, the Pilcomayo silts up and splits into two main branches, North and South. After some distance, these branches rejoin to form the Lower Pilcomayo. The Pilcomayo rises in the foothills of the Andes mountain range in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, east of Lake Poopó. The Jach'a Juqhu River is considered the origin of the Pilcomayo. Upstream the Jach'a Juqhu River successively receives the names Aguas Calientes and Kachi Mayu. From the confluence with the Chillawa ''(Chillahua)'', the river is called Pilcomayo. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dulce River (Argentina)
The Dulce River (in Spanish ''Río Dulce'', in Quechua ''Misky Mayu'') is the most important river in the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero. The Dulce River's source is in Tucumán Province under the name of Salí River, though it receives tributaries from Salta Province, and changes names when reaching Santiago del Estero. It runs southeast throughout the province, and then feeds the Río Hondo in Córdoba Province before emptying into the Mar Chiquita salt lake. There is also a dam in Tucumán Province called Río Hondo dam, with a lake formed with the connection of four rivers of Tucumán. This lake is experiencing pollution due to the lack of control of the emissions of polluting substances into the Salí River, caused mainly by the pulp mills located in Tucumán. The river runs through the Argentine Espinal ecoregion. It is the main source of water for irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Salí River
The Salí River () is a large river in north-west Argentina. It is the most important river in Tucumán Province; most cities and towns in the province, including its capital, San Miguel de Tucumán, lay on its basin. The Salí is fed by precipitation captured in the Calchaquíes range next to Salta Province, and its flow is increased by the numerous streams from the ''Sierra del Aconquija'' range, and other rivers. Flowing mostly through the province of Tucumán, its river basin also includes parts of Salta and Catamarca provinces. The Salí continues to Santiago del Estero Province with the name of Dulce River, and dies at the ''Mar Chiquita'' lagoon in Córdoba Province. Three main dams have been constructed both for the production of hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bermejo River
The Bermejo River ( Spanish, Río Bermejo) is a river in South America that flows from Bolivia to the Paraguay River in Argentina. The river is generally called Bermejo in spite of its different names along its way, but it also has its own Native American names; in Wichí it is called Teuco, and in Guaraní it is called Ypitá. In the plains of Argentina's Gran Chaco the Bermejo forms wetlands and splits into two branches. The southern branch is the bed of the old Bermejo River, now an intermittent stream called Río Bermejito. The northern branch is now the main stem of the Bermejo and is called the Teuco River (''Río Teuco''), Bermejo Nuevo, or simply the Bermejo River. The two branches rejoin at , near Villa Río Bermejito, forming the Lower Bermejo River. The Bermejo River is long and has a drainage basin of . Its mean annual discharge is irregular and varies between and . The river is born in a mountain range known as Sierra de Santa Victoria around coordinates n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Calchaquí Valley
The Calchaquí Valley () is an area in the northwestern region of Argentina which crosses the provinces of Catamarca, Tucumán, Jujuy and Salta. It is best known for its contrast of colors and its unique geography that ranges from the mountain desert to the subtropical forest. Geography The Calchaquí Valley is a graben valley, oriented north–south, between the Sierra del Aconquija and Cumbres Calchaquíes (4177 m) ranges to the east and the Sierra de Quilmes (5468 m) to the west. These ranges are part of the Sierras Pampeanas, a series of mountain ranges which extend north and south through Northwestern Argentina, east of the Andes. There are a number of valleys and rivers within the Calchaquí Valley that have their own name, such as the ''Quebrada del Toro'' (Gorge of the Bull), ''Valle de Lerma'' (Lerma Valley) near Salta city, the Quebrada de Escoipe formed by the Escoipe River, the ''Valle Encantado'' at the feet of the Cuesta del Obispo, the ''Quebrada de las Conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Puna Grassland
The puna grassland ecoregion, part of the Andean montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It is considered one of the eight Natural Regions in Peru,Pulgar Vidal, Javier: Geografía del Perú; Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú. Edit. Universo S.A., Lima 1979. First Edition (his dissertation of 1940): Las ocho regiones naturales del Perú, Boletín del Museo de historia natural „Javier Prado“, n° especial, Lima, 1941, 17, pp. 145-161. but extends south, across Chile, Bolivia, and western northwest Argentina. The term puna encompasses diverse ecosystems of the high Central Andes above 3200–3400 m. Location The puna is found above the treeline at 3200–3500 m elevation, and below the permanent snow line above 4500–5000 m elevation. It extends from central Peru in the north, across the Altiplano plateau of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, and south along the spine of the Andes into northwest Argentina. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18th parallel south, 18°S and 20th parallel south, 20°S latitude) and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from south to north through seven South American countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depression (geology), depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, Mérida, Mérida, El Alto, and La Paz. The Altiplano, Altiplano Plateau is the world's second highest after the Tibetan Plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cuyo (Argentina)
Cuyo is the wine-producing, mountainous region of central-west Argentina. Historically it comprised the provinces of San Juan Province, Argentina, San Juan, San Luis Province, San Luis and Mendoza Province, Mendoza. The modern New Cuyo includes both Cuyo proper and the province of La Rioja Province (Argentina), La Rioja. New Cuyo is a political and economic macroregion, but culturally La Rioja is part of the Argentine Northwest, North-West rather than of Cuyo. Cuyo has some of the most popular tourist attractions in Argentina and the highest mountain massifs in the Andes, including Aconcagua itself, the highest peak outside Asia, and the Ischigualasto Provincial Park. The soil is arid and reddish, crossed by few rivers. Most of the rivers are fed by the thawing of snow on the peaks, and their volume of water increases considerably in spring. The Desaguadero River (Argentina), Desaguadero River is the main collector, receiving waters from the Bermejo, Vinchina and Salado before r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Center Region, Argentina
The Center Region of Argentina (in Spanish, ''Región Centro'') is the political and economical association of the provinces of Córdoba, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos. The legal framework for this kind of regional association, the first and only in the country, is Article 124 of the Argentine Constitution. These three provinces, located along the central and central-east part of the country, have a total population of 8,961,932 () and an area of 377,109 km2, being large enough to function as an operative unit in the international economy. The Center Region is notable for producing various goods that supply the rest of the country; it concentrates the country's whole production of peanuts, 90% of vegetable oil, 70% of milk, 53% of grain, slightly over half of poultry and third of livestock as well as 70% of its agricultural machinery. Pedro J. Frías, La Región Centro, geopolítica estratégica''. Academia Nacional de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales de Córdoba. Origin On 15 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of , sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish language, Spanish. Conquest of Chile, Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Incas in Central Chile, Inca rule; however, they Arauco War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
