Adventure tourism lovers often marvel at its route that combines different habitats and the ravines of streams and rivers.
Myrtles Forest It is a region located southwest of the capital of Catamarca and attract natural tourism and adventure of the region. This area extends over the mountains of Ambato and reaches almost 1500 meters high. Its terrain also presents a challenge because it is part of the Yungas jungle.
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this destination It is one of the hidden gems of the province because it is eclipsed by the homonymous forest that is located near San Carlos de Bariloche, in Río Negro. The proposal from the northwest of Argentina is differentiated by its species of Myrtles and by being in a totally different habitat. In its area it is also called cloud or rain forest, which provides perfect humidity for flora to proliferate.


What activities can I do in the Arrayanes Forest, Catamarca
Nature is the protagonist of the area because along its route you can appreciate endless trees, flowers, mushrooms and spot its fauna. The latter is mainly made up of birds, insects and small animals. Its ascending paths can be traversed through the hiking or horseback ridingthey allow you to know the ravines of the Pampichuela River and the Arroyo del Bosque.
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The route of the area has rest sites and three inhabited posts for the control and care of tourists. These points are important because The main road covers a route of almost 24 kilometersbetween their coming and going. This route is of low/medium difficulty and has an estimated time of between 6 to 7 hours to complete it.
The path allows us to identify how forest vegetation changes with respect to its height. In the lower parts the Chaco mountain forest predominates while the higher parts are characterized by being Yungas vegetation and containing most of the Myrtles in the area. The reason for the variation is the change in temperature, humidity and that the ravines become deeper and the plants have greater difficulty accessing sunlight.
How to get to the Arrayanes Forest, Catamarca
You can enter the forest from the city of Conceptionit is located approximately 45 kilometers from San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. To reach the destination from the provincial capital, you have to take a journey of almost 50 minutes through National Route 38.
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