Ischigualasto and Talampaya
Also known as Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
Inscribed
2000
Area
275,369 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ischigualasto and Talampaya is about 100 km south-west of La Rioja. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jesuit Block of Córdoba, about 380 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Chilecito · about 20,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- La Rioja · about 163,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
- San Juan · about 447,000 peopleabout 210 km south
- Catamarca · about 189,000 peopleabout 250 km north-east
- Vallenar · about 45,000 peopleabout 320 km north-west
- La Serena · about 155,000 peopleabout 330 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ArgentinaCultural385 km away
ChileCultural534 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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