Valle de la Luna

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Valle de la Luna is a strikingly eroded desert landscape in Argentina’s Ischigualasto Provincial Park, renowned for its otherworldly rock formations and rich Triassic dinosaur fossil beds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert landscape
geological formation
tourist attraction
climate arid
desert
continent South America
country Argentina
geologicalPeriod Triassic
hasAccessRule guided visits required in many sectors
hasActivity geotourism
hiking
paleontological tourism
hasColorCharacteristic grayish tones
reddish tones
hasErosionProcess water erosion
wind erosion
hasFossilType dinosaur fossils
early mammal fossils
plant fossils
hasGeologicalFeature canyons
hoodoos
mesas
natural sculptures
hasGeologicalFormation badlands
mudstone formations
sandstone formations
hasScientificSignificance Triassic vertebrate evolution
paleontological research
stratigraphic record of the Triassic
hasSoilType clay-rich soils
hasVegetationCharacteristic sparse vegetation
hasView panoramic desert vistas
knownFor Triassic dinosaur fossil beds
eroded desert landscape
otherworldly rock formations
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Ischigualasto Provincial Park
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory San Juan Province
nameMeaning Valley of the Moon
linked to: Valle de la Luna
nearbyProtectedArea Talampaya National Park
partOf Ischigualasto Provincial Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
(viii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2000
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus within a World Heritage Site

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Ischigualasto Provincial Park nickname Valle de la Luna
Ischigualasto Provincial Park nicknameMeaning Valley of the Moon
linked to: Valle de la Luna
Villa Unión nearbyAttraction Valle de la Luna (Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan)
linked to: Valle de la Luna