The Argentine Northwest is a region of Argentina composed by the provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca and Tucumán. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco, dubbed by some as the last South American frontier, is an arid, sparsely-populated, very hot, semi-desert, lowland region of the La Plata basin and is a region divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called... La Mesopotamia, Región Mesopotámica or Litoral (Littoral) is the humid and verdant area of north-east Argentina, comprising the provinces of Misiones, Entre Ríos and Corrientes. ... Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing, mountainous area of north-west Argentina, comprising the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. ... The Pampas (from Quechua, meaning plain) are the fertile South American lowlands that include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, and Córdoba, most of Uruguay, and the southernmost end of Brazil, covering more than 750,000 km² (290,000 square miles). ... // For the town, see Patagonia, Arizona. ... antartctic portion between meridians 25º West and 74º West Argentinian Antarctica (in Spanish, Antártida Argentina) is a sector of Antarctica which Argentina considers part of its National Territory. ... For the Antarctic Treaty from the Gundam anime, see Antarctic Treaty (Gundam) The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Tucumán is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. ...

Geography

Valles Calchaquíes, Salta Province

The region had 5 different biomes:

• Sub-Andean humid Sierras of the east
• Fertile valleys
• The canyons
• The high mountains of the Andes
• The Altiplano or Puna

Outside the Yungas jungle on the east, near the Gran Chaco region, the only fertile lands are those near the basins of the rivers . Ancient rivers created a series of red-soil canyons such as the Quebrada de Humahuaca and the Valles Calchaquíes. The high peaks of the Andes reach heights of over 6,000 meters, and the 3,500-meter high plateau of La Puna or Altiplano extends further north to Bolivia. The Altiplano (Spanish for high plain), where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet. ... The Yungas is an area in the eastern piedmont of the Andes Mountains, primarily in Bolivia. ... Landscape in the Gran Chaco, Paraguay The Gran Chaco, dubbed by some as the last South American frontier, is an arid, sparsely-populated, very hot, semi-desert, lowland region of the La Plata basin and is a region divided between Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and a small portion in Brazil called... The Altiplano (Spanish for high plain), where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet. ...

Weather

The eastern winds drop their humidity at the sub-Andean Sierras and eastern slopes of the Andes. These areas have a sub-tropical warm weather with abundant rains that, as in the Yungas jungle. The Yungas is an area in the eastern piedmont of the Andes Mountains, primarily in Bolivia. ...

The dried-up winds continue their path to the west; that's why the Puna and the western side of the first Andean mountains have an arid steppe with wide temperature differences.

Economy

The fertile valleys concentrate most of the population of the area, and the economic activities. Of these, the cultivation of sugarcane, tobacco, and citrus are the most important, together with cattle and goat raising. There are also important vineyards at the Valles Calchaquíes on the Cafayate region. Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of between 6-37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical regions... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of 2002 August 28 Tobacco () is a broad-leafed plant of the nightshade family, indigenous to North and South America, whose dried and cured leaves are often smoked (see tobacco smoking) in the form of... Species & major hybrids Species Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus x aurantifolia - Lime Citrus x aurantium Citrus x hystrix - Kaffir Lime Citrus x ichangensis - Ichang Lemon Citrus x limetta Citrus x limon - Lemon Citrus x limonia - Rangpur Citrus x paradisi - Grapefruit Citrus x... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Rainbow arching over a paddock of cattle Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Species See Species and subspecies A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... A vineyard A vineyard is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes. ...

Main industries are sugarcane or food associated, except for the Altos Hornos Zapala steel furnace. // Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... A blast furnace is a type of furnace for smelting whereby the combustion material and ore are supplied with air from the bottom of the chamber such that the chemical reaction does not take place only at the surface. ...

Mining includes lead, silver, zinc and salt, and hydrocarbons extraction. These polluting activities tghough, together with the deforestation for timber and wood present the main ecological problem of the region. General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... In chemistry, salt is a term used for ionic compounds composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. ... In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is a cleaning solution consisting only of carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). ...

Tourism

Cerro de los Siete Colores, Juuy Province

The Argentine Northwest is visited not only by Argentineans but by people from all over the world, specially Europeans. The most common destination are Quebrada de Humahuaca and the Cerro de los Siete Colores, Cafayate and the Valles Calchaquíes, Tafí del Valle, and the capital cities of the provinces: San Miguel de Tucumán, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Salta and San Salvador de Jujuy. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 715 KB)Cerro de los siete colores (seven-coloured hill) in Jujuy, Argentina. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 715 KB)Cerro de los siete colores (seven-coloured hill) in Jujuy, Argentina. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest city in northwestern Argentina. ... San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is a city in northwestern Argentina and capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río de Valle Catamarca near the Nevados del Aconquija mountains. ... Salta is a city in Argentina and the capital of Salta Province. ... Patio of the Main Cathedral San Salvador de Jujuy, city in northwestern Argentina, capital of the Jujuy Province. ...

The national parks of the region are: Baritú National Park, Calilegua National Park, El Rey National Park, Los Cardones National Park and Campo de los Alisos National Park. The National Parks of Argentina make up a network of 29 national parks in Argentina. ... The Baritú National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Santa Victoria Department, in the north of the province of Salta, in the Argentine Northwest. ... The Calilegua National Park is a national park of Argentina, located at the southeast of the province of Jujuy (Argentine Northwest), at the Ledesma Department, on the eastern slopes of the Calilegua hills. ... The El Rey National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Anta Deparment, province of Salta, in the Argentine Northwest, 80 km from the provincial capital. ... The Los Cardones National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the center-west of the province of Salta, within the San Carlos and Cachi Departments, in the Argentine Northwest. ... The Campo de los Alisos National Park is a national park of Argentina, located in the Chicligasta Department, province of Tucumán. ...

Cultural tourism

Besides the geography of the area, its culture is of great interest. It is strongly influated by Quechua and Aymara cultures, and the region widely differenciates to the more European Buenos Aires. Quechua (Standard Quechua, Runasimi Language of People) is an Native American language of South America. ... Aymara is the name of a South-American people and of their language. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ...

This influece can be seen in the music, clothing and costums of the people. Internationally, Argentina is known mostly for the tango, which developed in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, as well as Montevideo, Uruguay. ...

External links

• The Andean nortwest
• Argentine Northwest (Spanish)
• Map with routes
• Monografias.com:Argentine Northwest (Spanish)
• Argentine Northwest art (Spanish)