Los Cardones National Park
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Los Cardones National Park is a protected area in northwestern Argentina known for its vast high-altitude landscapes dominated by towering cardón cacti and Andean wildlife.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Leoncito National Park | 1 |
| Los Cardones National Park canonical | 1 |
| Parque Nacional Los Cardones | 1 |
| San Guillermo National Park | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| area |
650 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 65,000 hectares ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
high-altitude ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Ruta Nacional 33 ⓘ |
| established | 1996 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Administración de Parques Nacionales ⓘ |
| hasAccessTown |
Cachi
ⓘ
Payogasta ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
scenic driving
ⓘ
trekking ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
| hasBiome |
High Andean
ⓘ
Sierra ⓘ
surface form:
Monte of Mountains and Sierras
Puna ⓘ |
| hasDominantFlora |
Echinopsis atacamensis (giant cactus)
ⓘ
surface form:
Echinopsis atacamensis
cardón grande cactus ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
Monte shrubland
ⓘ
Puna grassland ⓘ high-altitude desert ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature | eroded rock formations ⓘ |
| hasHighestElevation | over 5000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
Andean foothills
ⓘ
mountain ranges ⓘ valleys ⓘ |
| hasLowestElevation | around 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasScenicRoute | Cuesta del Obispo ⓘ |
| hasValley | Valle Encantado ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Salta Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Argentina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | cardón cactus ⓘ |
| officialName |
Los Cardones National Park
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Parque Nacional Los Cardones
|
| partOf | Andes ⓘ |
| protects |
Andean landscapes
ⓘ
high-altitude cactus forests ⓘ |
| protectsSpecies |
Andean condor
ⓘ
Andean fox ⓘ guanaco ⓘ puma ⓘ vicuña ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northwestern Argentina
this entity surface form:
El Leoncito National Park
this entity surface form:
San Guillermo National Park
this entity surface form:
Parque Nacional Los Cardones