Talampaya Park - a protected zone of a total area of ​​2150 square meters. meters. In 1997 talampaya received the status of a national park, and in 2000 UNESCO made it a World Heritage Site.

The main purpose of education is to preserve the park and the protection of archaeological and palaeontological sites, which are located in a large quantity in the territory talampaya. Numerous rocks can find a variety of images of people, animals and abstract paintings. A notable place is the "Lost City", it is not only famous petroglyphs, but also a large accumulation of boulders bizarre. There were also found the remains of ancient dwellings and cemeteries. In addition, the dry riverbed talampaya scientists have found the bones of one of the first in the world of dinosaurs and fossil turtles, whose age has 210 million years.

At the local botanical garden talampaya you can see the most unique representatives of fauna of this region of the country. Among the remarkable rich fauna guanaco, Maar, gray foxes.

The attention of tourists is invited to an information center, a walk through the Botanical Gardens, a trip to the "Lost City" and the riverbed talampaya. Numerous shops offer souvenirs with images of petroglyphs and rock paintings. To preserve the original appearance of the park, it was decided to restrict access to it. Therefore, all tours are led by local guides. Tourists are recommended to stock up on drinking water on a tour of the park, as it found in the protected areas is difficult.