Cuyo

Cuyo is a IG in Argentina.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

IG (regional)

Area

31,293,159 ha registered outline

Centre

32.9830° S, 67.5188° W

Legal basis

Ley 25.163 (1999) and INV resolutions (C.32/2002, C.37/2002 and later); official INV list of 18 April 2024 plus the 2025 IGs.

Outline: Built from the administrative units that contain the area. The legal boundary follows other lines (roads, rivers, farms or altitude), so the real area is smaller.

Where it is

Nearest town

53 km north of La Paz

Nearest city

116 km north-west of San Luis 169,947 people

To the sea

370 km

Same latitude

Coastal Region (South Africa), Central Ranges (Australia)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

263–6,290 m

Mean elevation

1,406 m

Measured over the whole outline on 75,957 elevation cells of about 2,049 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Sources

geoBoundaries ARG ADM2 (2020) (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO))