During the Cretaceous period continent drifting and the beginning rising of the Andes mountain range coincided with large scale volcanic eruptions of an unimaginable magnitude with super-volcanoes and calderas of 20 km diameter and more, expelling lava flows over hundreds of kilometers and covering good part of the continent under a gray layer of ashes and pyroclastic rocks...
This tour along the northern Andean Cordillera combines the highest peaks of the Cuyo Region with the colorful valleys of the North-West. The sedimentary central depression between the Andes and Pampean Sierras features some of the most exciting geological formations with the Talamapaya National Park and Ischigualasto paleontological site.
The legendary regions of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego ever since attracted adventurers, explorers and travelers, fascinated by the solitary and dramatic beauty of this region at the end of the world...
