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Ischigualasto Provincial Park

San Juan Province, Argentina · built 2004

Ischigualasto Provincial Park (Parque Provincial Ischigualasto), also called Valle de la Luna ("Valley of the Moon" or "Moon Valley"), due to its moon-like appearance, is a provincial protected area in the north-east of San Juan Province, north-western Argentina, limiting to the north with the Talampaya National Park, in La Rioja Province. Both areas belong to the same geological formation, the Ischigualasto Formation (sometimes called the Ischigualasto-Talampaya Formation). Established on 3 November 1971, the park has an area of 60,370 ha (603.7 km2, 233.1 sq mi). In 2000, UNESCO included Ischigualasto and Talampaya National Park among its World Heritage Sites.

Park data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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