Pampa
Argentina has one important natural attraction - the steppe of Pampa. Pampa – these are large herbal steppes. Mostly they are not thick, but have a long length from Buenos Aires to Uruguay and occupy an area of 1200,000 km2.
They can also be described as plains, as the Quechua Indians thought, because this is a huge space of unusual phenomenon for them. While traveling around South Argentina, they met pamps and they formed several strange myths. They believed that it symbolizes eternal life and the whole world, through its expanses. Pampa steppes lie from the mouth of the La Plata River, which is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the west of the Andes, and washed in the east. Cortaderia ( Papal grass ) - is the most common decorative plant in the world, because it does not require special care. The locals called them "pampero", which is translated as "cold wind".
Previously, the pamp was settled reluctantly, tried to oust, but then settled by more than 76% of the total population of Argentina. The – steppe is fertile soil, it can be used for economic purposes, it is warm here in the cold period of time, the soil is profitable for growing wheat and other crops, maples are well taken. Pampa is arid, especially closer to the ocean. The temperature in summer in steppes ranges from 25 to 33 ° C, and in winter, as a rule, does not drop below -10 ° C. The territories near the Atlantic Ocean are characterized by large temperature drops during the day can be 35 ° C, and a couple of days at night there may be frost to -5 ° C.
Animal and plant world
Pampass deer, nutria, armadillo, guinea pigs, wild horses, ostrich nandu and various rodents and grass pampa are common here, which extends to wide expanses. Due to the development of agriculture, many species had to leave their usual habitats. From predators, cougars, pampass foxes, grizones and frivous wolves are often found. Since there are often fires in the steppe, trees almost do not grow here, and the plant world is represented by grassy prairies.
As you understand, the territory of Pamp is densely populated, more than 30 million people are concentrated here, and the largest city – Rosario, it is a seaport, because the bowels of the pampa are used for export, mostly wheat -80%. Since there are few rivers and lakes in the pampas, they feed on groundwater. They lack water, even for irrigation of crops, so there is a common artificial irrigation. An interesting fact is that Pampa has a special, uncharacteristic for South America – red-black soil, as you know, it was formed from volcanic rocks. It is on such soils that it is good to grow such vegetation as: a fork, bearded with medicinal properties. Since most of them are sown with grain crops and have not retained their previous appearance, its true beauty can be seen in nature reserves or closer to the Atlantic Ocean.
