page_title: Pampa de Achala
section_title: Biology and ecology
hierarchical_section_title: Pampa de Achala / Biology and ecology
caption_attribution_description: Los Gigantes, Córdoba, Rep.Argentina Deutsch: Los Gigantes, der höchste Berg der Sierra Grande Lietuvių: Kordobos kalnagūbrių grandinė
context_page_description: Pampa de Achala is the name given to a vast region that lies at the heart of the Sierras de Córdoba located within Sierras Pampeanas, and located in central-northwest of Argentina.
  It is a rugged area with little vegetation, which is over 1,500 m having distinctive species, ecology, relief and hydrography. The region is protected by provincial law, and that this region basin is head of the vast majority of streams that run through the Córdoba.
context_section_description: This particular eco-region, as defined by the convergence of the biogeographical provinces of Chaqueña del Espinal, Pampeana and Mountain, has been influenced by many types of flora and fauna. It is regarded as an "island" due to its specific biogeographical characteristics and it is thus distinguished from other areas within the environment of Chaco by its altitude and the species that inhabit it.
caption: The mountains of Los Gigantes, the northern boundary of Pampa de Achala with an elevation of 2,340 metres.
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