La Rioja Province

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La Rioja Province is an arid, mountainous province in northwestern Argentina known for its Andean landscapes, wine production, and historic colonial towns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Argentina
borderedBy Catamarca Province
Chile
Córdoba Province
La Pampa Province
San Juan Province
San Luis Province
capital La Rioja Province self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Rioja (city)
climate semi-arid
continent South America
country Argentina
countrySubdivisionOf Argentina
currency Argentine peso
hasCity Aimogasta
Chamical
Chepes
Chilecito
Villa Unión
hasDepartment Arauco Department
Capital Department (La Rioja)
Chamical Department
Chilecito Department
General Belgrano Department (La Rioja)
General Felipe Varela Department
General Lamadrid Department
Rosario Vera Peñaloza Department
hasMountainRange Andes
hasProtectedArea Talampaya National Park
hasWineRegion Chilecito
surface form: Chilecito area

Famatina Valley
historicalPeriod colonial era of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
knownFor Andean landscapes
historic colonial towns
wine production
largestCity Capital Department (La Rioja)
surface form: La Rioja (city)
locatedIn northwestern Argentina
surface form: Northwestern Argentina
mainEconomicActivity mining
olive cultivation
tourism
viticulture
namedAfter La Rioja
surface form: La Rioja (Spain)
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf northwestern Argentina
surface form: Argentine Northwest
sovereignState Argentina
terrain arid
mountainous
timeZone UTC−03:00
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Talampaya National Park

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San Luis hasBorderWith La Rioja Province
subject surface form: San Luis Province
Argentine Confederation hasPart La Rioja Province
this entity surface form: Province of La Rioja