Calingasta Department
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Origin of name
Several meanings that have been given to an indigenous root of this word. People of the inhabitants of Calían. Skirt or safe or major hills. Transforming Catalve "(River of the hillside), as the area was called Calingasta prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Geography
The department Calingasta comprises the southwest corner of the province of San Juan. It is Script error: No such module "convert". west of the city of San Juan with an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. Its boundaries are:
- To the north with the Iglesia Department
- To the south with the Mendoza Province
- To the east with the departments of Sarmiento, Zonda, and Ullum
- To the west with the Republic of Chile
Relief
Calingasta has a rugged, mountainous topography due to its location at the foot of the Andes. Mount Mercedario is the eighth-highest mountain of the Andes with an altitude of Script error: No such module "convert".. It is located Script error: No such module "convert". north of Aconcagua. The precordillera range is the Sierra del Tontal, separating the region from the arid plains to the east. The soil is mainly desert with little vegetation cover except on the river banks in the valleys.
Climate
The climate is mostly desert with little precipitation, highlighting marked thermal variations, with notable differences in temperature between night and day.
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