Mapeo Geocientífico de las Sierras Pampeanas, 3166-21 Desiderio Tello, Provincia de La Rioja

Abstract

The 1:100 000 scale Desiderio Tello (3166-21) sheet covers the southeastern part of the Sierra de Chepes and the adjacent plain which are located in the southern part of the La Rioja Province (Figures 1, 2). The map area is bounded by latitudes 31°00’ S and 31°20’ S, and by longitudes 66°00’ W and 66°30’ W. The area falls in the northeastern part of the 1:250 000 scale Chepes (3166-III) sheet. The area is easily accessible from Córdoba and La Rioja by Ruta Nacional 38 and Ruta Provincial 32, and from San Juan by Ruta Nacional 141 and Ruta Provincial 32. The nearest regularly serviced airport is located at La Rioja. The nearest major centre of population, logistics and commerce is Chepes on Ruta Nacional 141 located between the Sierra de Chepes and Sierra de Las Minas (outside the map area). Desiderio Tello, Santa Cruz, Chelcos, San Nicolas and Ambil are small population centres in the map area.