Red rocks

in #photography5 years ago (edited)

In Villa Union, La Rioja, Argentina, my photo exploration ...

IMG_7089.JPG

fullsizeoutput_3d54.jpeg

After crossing several fords, with barely any water, the color of the soil became more reddish. The vegetation was almost nonexistent

fullsizeoutput_3d40.jpeg

Villa Union is strategically located in the heart of the Bermejo Valley, 1,153 meters above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes mountains.

IMG_7092.JPG

Beautifully set midst the intense red mountain ranges of Sierra de Famatina and Sierra de Maíz, surrounded by local, traditional wineries and the Bermejo River running, often brutally in the rainy season, through the city.

IMG_7089.JPG

Year after year, over 50k tourists come to this region in La Rioja (Argentina) to appreciate the red walls reaching over 150 meters of height, the condors nestling on its peaks and the curious shapes carved in the mountains by erosion.

fullsizeoutput_917.jpeg

An inestimable geological treasure that may be visited by car, bicycle or on foot in Talampaya National Park

fullsizeoutput_3d3f.jpeg

After a long walk through red valleys, we will have dinner to eat roast nanny-goat with good red wine from Mendoza Argentina

fullsizeoutput_3d57.jpeg

fullsizeoutput_3d56.jpeg

Schermata 2019-09-06 alle 16.24.14.png

Source of Map: wikipedia

Sort:  

Congratulations @earthquakes! You have completed the following achievement on the Steem blockchain and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :

You distributed more than 1000 upvotes. Your next target is to reach 1250 upvotes.

You can view your badges on your Steem Board and compare to others on the Steem Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

To support your work, I also upvoted your post!

Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness to get one more award and increased upvotes!

Manually curated by PhotoStreem: The Photography Tribe
Join Photostreem DISCORD
Follow the Trail

banner_1-Axe.jpg

Bellas imágenes; bonito documento :D

Nice images, nice document :D

Coin Marketplace

STEEM 0.21
TRX 0.20
JST 0.034
BTC 90641.97
ETH 3108.44
USDT 1.00
SBD 2.99