Cloud forest
Evergreen.
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Calilegua National Park was created on 19 July 1979 over 76,306 hectares of the eastern slopes of the Calilegua hills in Jujuy. It is the largest national park in northwest Argentina and the largest protected area devoted to the Yungas: humid, evergreen mountain forests often wrapped in cloud, linking the Andean highlands with the eastern plains. A gravel road climbs through it from the lowlands, crossing layer after layer of forest whose trees and plants change with altitude, with short trails to streams, waterfalls and viewpoints along the way. Hundreds of bird species live here, toucans among them, along with rare animals that are hard to spot, and there are archaeological sites of the area's early peoples. Entry is currently free. The best time is the dry season from May to October; summer is hot and rainy and the road can be difficult. The park is about two hours' drive from San Salvador de Jujuy.
Evergreen.
And hundreds of birds.
Forest layers.
Ledesma department, near Libertador General San Martín, Jujuy
The dry season from May to October; summer is hot and rainy, and the gravel road can be difficult.