Rio Grande (Iruya)

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Rio Grande
Río Grande de Iruya.jpg
Basic data
location 22 ° 53 ′  S , 65 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 22 ° 53 ′  S , 65 ° 13 ′  W
Height above d. M .: 3520  m
  (Argentina)
 
 
administration
Province : SaltaSalta Salta
Department : Iruya

Río Grande is a district of the village of Rodeo Colanzulí in northwest Argentina . It belongs to the department of Iruya in the province of Salta and is located near the village of Iruya , between the districts of Colanzulí and Campo Carreras belonging to Rodeo Colanzulí , with which it is connected via the unsurfaced road Ruta Provincial 165-S . It is around 2.5 km to Colanzulí and 2 km to Campo Carreras.

Two 40 m deep gullies run through the Río Grande and carry water from November to April. The district between the two channels is called Campo Trigal . Location: 22 ° 52 '  S , 65 ° 13'  W .

Río Grande is part of Finca Santiago , the first community property in Argentina. The place has an infirmary with a radiotelephone.

There is a bus connection between Río Grande and Iruya via Ruta Provincial 133 . The bus stops at the Pie de la Cuesta stop . You can walk to Río Grande from Iruya in around four hours.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Iruya - Circuitos Turísticos - Salta. In: portaldesalta.gov.ar. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Laurie A. Occhipinti: Acting on Faith. Lexington Books, 2005, ISBN 978-0-739-11110-9 , p. 159. Limited preview in Google Book Search
  3. ↑ Actividades en Iruya ( Memento of July 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: milmahuasi.com
Southern channel of the Río Grande