Los Cardones National Park
National parkArgentina
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Los Cardones National Park
National park · Argentina
Description
A national park in Salta named for its giant cardón cacti, spanning high desert, colourful mountains and the arrow-straight Recta del Tin Tin road. Dinosaur tracks lie among the arid ranges.
Key facts
Los Cardones National Park is in Salta Province.
- Region
- Salta Province
- Area
- 641 km²
- Established
- 1996
- Nearest village
- Papachacra · 5.1 km