Parque Nacional Talampaya. La Rioja, Argentina - stock photo

Parque Nacional Talampaya. La Rioja, Argentina. The Talampaya National Park in Argentina is located in the center-west of the province of La Rioja in the departments Coronel Felipe Varela and Independencia. It was created with the aim of protecting important archaeological and paleontological sites in the area and occupies 213,800 ha. It is adjacent to the provincial park of Ischigualasto located in the province of San Juan, also known as Valle de la Luna. In 2000 Unesco declared both parks as Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity in America. The name Talampaya corresponds to the extinct cacán language and would mean: dry river of the tala. November 7, 2015.