Quebrada del Condorito National Park
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Location: It is situated in the west side of Cordoba, in Punilla, Santa Maria and San Alberto departments, covering a part of Achala de la Pampa –between the 1.900 and 2.300 metres height- and nearby gullies over the central Sierras Grandes de Cordoba chain in Cordoba province.
Surface: The area has 150.000 hectares and 37.000 of them are under National Park category.
Created: in 1996
Plants: The predominant vegetation in Pampa de Achala is high grass with isolated “tabaquillo” forests, similar to the typical of the northwest of Argentina.
Animals: lagarto verde, culebra listada, red wolf and andean cordors.
Characteristics: Quebrada del Condorito that gives the name to the protected area is a deep ravine. From its high edges visitors can observe the andino condors at the same level. This specie, typical of the Mountain chain, has a population that in the last decade shows an important declination because of its slaughter.
PN Quebrada del Condorito (Quebrada del Condorito National Park) belongs to “chaco seco” eco-region, in its “chaco serrano” district. A large plain with soft slope to the east composed this eco-region.The weather is warm and subtropical, with absolute high temperatures. The rains are in summer y varies between 500 and 700 mm.
National Parks of Argentina
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