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Neuquén Province. Neuquén ( Spanish pronunciation: [newˈken]) is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west. It also meets La Pampa Province at its northeast corner.
Neuquén (Spanish pronunciation:; Mapudungun: Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers which form the Río Negro , making it part of the ecoregion of Alto Valle ...
Huincul Fault is shown in grey. / 38.233°S 69.267°W / -38.233; -69.267. Neuquén Basin ( Spanish: Cuenca Neuquina) is a sedimentary basin covering most of Neuquén Province in Argentina. The basin originated in the Jurassic and developed through alternating continental and marine conditions well into the Tertiary.
The museum is dedicated to the history of the Neuquén province. It features a permanent archeological exposition of 5,840 pieces belonging to the native tribes dating back over 7,000 years, most of them found near Las Lajas. The museum also features different rotating expositions related to the Neuquén province's cultural heritage.
San Martín de los Andes is a city in the south-west of the province of Neuquén, Argentina, serving as the administration centre of the Lácar Department. Lying at the foot of the Andes, on the Lácar lake, it is considered one of the main tourism destinations in the province. [2] The National Route 40 runs to the city, connecting it with ...
History. Chos Malal was founded on 4 August 1887 by Colonel José Olascoaga. It developed as a control point for policing the movement of cattle with a view to the suppression of cattle raiding . The city was the capital of the Territorio del Neuquén until 1904 when the capital and administrative buildings were moved to Neuquén, capital city ...
Villa La Angostura ( Spanish for Town of the Narrowing) is a town located in the Los Lagos Department in the south of the Argentine province of Neuquén, on the northwest shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake . Nestled in the northern part of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, and surrounded by lakes, forests and mountains, it is considered to be one of ...
Loncopué (Spanish pronunciation: [loŋkoˈpwe]) is a second category municipality and capital of the Loncopué Department located in the Neuquén Province, Argentina. History. Loncopué was established on October 20, 1915. Economy. The major economic activities are animal husbandry of goats and sheep, and tourism. References. Argentina portal