Touring El Rey in Argentina
El Rey in the region of Salta is a city located in Argentina - some 780 mi or ( 1255 km ) North-West of Buenos Aires , the country's capital city .
Time in El Rey is now 06:22 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Argentina/Salta " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Santiago del Estero, San Salvador de Jujuy, Tucumán, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, and Salta. Being here already, consider visiting Santiago del Estero . Check out our recommendations for El Rey ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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El Rey National Park
The El Rey National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Rey) is a national park of Argentina, located in the Anta Department, province of Salta, in the Argentine Northwest, 80 km from the provincial capital. It has an area of 441.62 km². The park was created in order to preserve a representative sample of the Southern Andean Yungas ecoregion and transition environments. The climate is warm, and annual rainfall oscillates between 500 and 700 mm.
Located at -24.70 -64.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
1948 Salta earthquake
The 1948 Salta earthquake was a major seismic movement that took place in the province of Salta, Argentina on 25 August 1948, at 06:09:23 a.m. It recorded magnitude 7.0 in the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located in the east of the province at a depth of 50 km. It had a felt intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale (VIII on the Modified Mercalli scale).
Located at -24.90 -64.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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