Pictures | National parks invite you to spend an exceptional holy week

(04/10/2019) In the different regions of Argentina, national parks offer the opportunity to enjoy the most diverse landscapes through multiple options of contemplation and recreation, badociated with the services offered by urban destinations . closer. During Holy Week, the high altitude jungles, the beginning of the Paraná delta, the rock forests and the lagoons in the middle of the desert are some of the alternatives for a different tourist experience.

The jungles of the Andean North

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Yungas Jujeñas, a region in which the Calilegua National Park, presents records of human activity since ancient times. You will find, for example, references to the peoples that make up the local culture, in which simultaneous present manifestations coexist with the footprints of Kollas and Guarani.

Provincial Highway No. 83 crosses the protected area and, after about sixty kilometers, reaches San Francisco, a city offering basic tourist services and opportunities for local excursions to various attractions, such as the Termas del Jordán. , about 10 km walk or nearby. horse; or continue the trip to Valle Grande and Valle Colorado, already in the antechamber of the Puna.

On the way, you will be able to get to know the different layers of this unique cloud forest and take its nine authorized paths, with different degrees of difficulty and duration. Most of them cross the jungle of Pedemontana and depart near the park guards station located at the access, known as Aguas Negras. Among them is the Guaraní Trail, an interpretive route where Guarani aboriginals explain nature through their cosmic vision, and the El Negrito trail, which is harder than the others and starts a hundred meters from the second gate. forest, Mesada de las Colmenas, at 1,200 meters altitude in the middle of the greenery.

A large central band

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On the banks of the Paraná River, just over four hundred kilometers from the city of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos de Diamante is the gateway to the city. Pre-Delta National Park. One enters through the Paraje La Jaula, which has a wild camp, lights, bathrooms, counters, stoves and supplies. To experience these environments in all their splendor, visitors can enter the river through a water excursion, ideal activity for Delta lovers.

The region offers several offers to complete the visit of the national park, such as the route of the provincial road 11 between the cities of Diamante and Paraná, where picturesque villages founded by German immigrants from the region of Volga: Protestant, Valle Maria, San Francisco, Spatzenkutter, Salto and Brasilera.

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In a straight line to the west, in the heart of the Sierra del Tontal and facing the Calingasta Valley – a real oasis in the San Juan Desert – El Leoncito National Park everything is an appellation for the senses. Few places in the world can boast of having a paradise with the quality that surrounds Cuyo nature in this part of wonders.

By preserving a representative sample of environments such as Monte, La Puna and the High Andes, the protected area contributes to the preservation of this diaphanous sky, preserving it from the consequences of human activities generating lights and atmospheric dust that seriously threaten its natural quality. The average of three hundred clear nights per year provides ideal conditions for observation. This is why, on the Cordillerano Mbadif, highlight the white walls of two astronomical complexes of great importance, open to the public by guided tours at the national and world levels.

The Pampa del Leoncito, next to the town of Barreal in Calingasta, is a flat plain of about twelve kilometers long by five wide, which adds a panoramic point to the local circuit. It is one of the most famous tracks for the practice of the southern hemisphere carrovelismo, in which competitors usually reach speeds between eighty and one hundred kilometers at an altitude of 1,900 meters.

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From the city of San Juan, about 195 km along the national road 40 and the national road 150, you can reach the city of Rodeo (195 km), where San Guillermo National Park. There, the mandatory procedures are carried out to enter this jewel of the Andes: presentation of the documentation of the vehicles, validation of the personal medical files and preparation of the register of the incomes.

The visitor entrance has recently been reactivated, as Provincial Road No. 430 is practicable with caution after the closure of the road due to floods and overflows of water courses during the winter months. summer. On the way, the Blanco River is crossed twice by a fording and is crossed by cornice roads of variable width and steep slopes; For this reason, the exclusive use of four-wheel drive vehicles is required, in addition to the company of an empowering tour guide.

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In San Luis, Sierra de las Quijadas National Park It shows the eroded walls of Potrero de la Aguada which constitute the main attractive landscape of the region. In an environment where lack of water is the norm, fossils are proof that the place was very different in another era, when forests and lagoons were the distinguishing feature of the site. During a four hour walk, accompanied by a qualified guide, you can descend to reach the colossal red walls of the Farallones Trail and admire the spectacular dimensions of the place from here. a small human size. To visit it, it is possible to stay in San Luis, the capital of the province, as well as in the city of Merlo, a tourist city with multiple proposals.

Patagonian Steppe

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The Laguna Blanca National Park is located 32 km from the city of Zapala, in Neuquén, a strategic location that confers the land connection with the localities of the Andean West by the provincial roads nos. 13 and 46, as well as north and south. south by the middle of the national road n ° 40.

Zapala operates as a center of scale, a must for visitors to the tourist destinations of Neuquén or Chile, crossing the border crossing points of Icalma, Pino Hachado and Mamuil Malal. In addition, it offers alternative accommodation of different categories, public transport terminal, gastronomy and gas stations.

At this time of year and until October, sport fishing is allowed in the park. This unique activity in Patagonia aims to preserve the habitat of 350 species of plants, 130 birds, 50 mammals, 12 reptiles, three amphibians and a wide variety of arthropods.

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Southbound by the iconic Route 40, entering the province of Santa Cruz, the towns of Perito Moreno and Los Antiguos are the urban centers of reference to visit the Patagonia National Park, badociated with the World Heritage Site and the current Provincial Park of Cueva de las Manos

Framed by scenic routes such as the National 40 and its auxiliaries, Provincials 43 and 41, a new binational road circuit can be traced via the border crossings at Roballos in the south and Chile Chico in the north through which the Cordillera Andes in both directions; as well as visiting other small communities with tourist developments, such as Lago Posadas and Bajo Caracoles.

On the way to the sea, on the national road 3, which borders the south coast of the Atlantic, you can access a very strange landscape in the middle of the steppe of Santa Cruz: the petrified forest of Jaramillo. About 150 million years ago, during the Middle-Upper Jurbadic, the area occupied by this park had a stable and very humid climate that allowed the development of trees of a gigantic size, among which were distinguished from ancient parents of pehuenes or araucarias.

With volcanic eruptions, early Cretaceous and early Cordillera uprising, the territory of Patagonia was buried with ashes and lava and the forests were petrified. It's like that that they seem to lie down in time, in the middle of a landscape so arid that it looks like another planet.

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INFORM BEFORE TRAVELING In the search for your own experience, getting information as a starting point will allow you to make your visit a unique moment. Living in a protected area by interpreting all its riches allows you to live unforgettable moments.

DISCOUNT TO CONTEMPLATE. In a world where everything seems to be happening at a high speed, give yourself time to the rhythm of nature. When you enter a national park, stop, walk slowly, breathe deeply, open your eyes: enjoy the essence of nature.

LISTEN TO SILENCE In the national parks, the sounds of nature are uninterrupted. Being permeable to their winks will lead you to incredible worlds.

LIFT THE LOOK. High in the sky, in the treetops, in the heart of the forest, at the edge of rivers, walking trails. The unforgettable moments in the national parks are at the rendezvous, much closer than the screen of your mobile phone. Just keep a close look.

ENCOURAGE TO WALK. Across the pathways of national parks, there are traces of millennia-old stories, where the importance of environmental conservation is breathed at every step. The secret is to get up and prepare to discover them.

RECORD THE BEST VIEWS. National parks are a haven of natural scenes of a touching beauty. Landscapes that fill the eyes and the soul. Be aware of your visit. It will remain indelible in your memory

SHARE THE EMOTIONS. Astonishment, surprise, admiration, pride. National parks are reserves of emotions. Discover them, let them inspire you, share with other visitors

FIND WITH OTHERS. Residents and residents of national parks are a reflection of the legacy of ancient times, carrying values ​​and particular signs of the place's identity. Talking with them is a journey to the most precious corners of Centennial history.

ASK, DISCOVER. National parks offer answers. To visit them is a door to new questions, to want to understand more. Rangers, guides, contractors, informants and other conservationists will make your visit a revealing experience.

KNOW YOU WANT, WANT CARE. Discovering the secrets of a national park is an invitation to positively stimulate your personal relationship with the environment. By interpreting their signals, you will perceive their wisdom, you will learn to love them and you will feel inspired to promote their care and those of your own environment.

S.D.