MN Laguna de los Pozuelos (Laguna de los Pozuelos Natural Monument) protects the small lake´s aquatic fauna.

GENERAL INFORMATON OF THE AREA
This natural monument protects the small lake called “Laguna de los Pozuelos”. Due its importance as a bird habitat, this place was included in the “List of the Most Important Wetlands of the World” –known as “Ramsar Sites”- designed by the different countries according to ecological, botanical, zoological and hydrological criterion.
The MN Laguna de los Pozuelos (Laguna de los Pozuelos Natural Monument) was created in 1981 and is located in the north of Jujuy province. It has a 15.000 hectare surface and belongs to the puna eco-region.

ACCESS
 It is located in the north of the Jujuy province, between Rinconada, Lagunillas, Yoscaba, Cieneguillas and Pozuelos localities. There are two ways to get to the protected area:

-From San Salvador de Jujuy there are 218 kilometres, through the national route number 9, to Abra Pampa locality. From there the national route number 7 takes you to the protected area. There is a 50 kilometre distance between Abra Pampa town and the Laguna de los Pozuelos Natural Monument.

-From La Quiaca locality you have to go to Cieneguillas town by the provincial route number 5. From Cieneguillas you have to take the provincial route number 69, up to the intersection with the provincial route number 7. From there, there is a 100 kilometre way to the protected area.

REFERENCE MAP
Protected area location
NATURAL RESOURCES
Ladscapes. Flora and fauna.
The small lake has a fluctuating 15.000 hectare surface. Between 1990 and 1995 the small lake suffered a continuous reduction. In the drier periods it had a 100 hectare surface. It is located 3600 metres over the sea level. And it is bordering by mountainous cordons.
Los Pozuelos small lake concentrates a rich and varied aquatic fauna that includes 44 species. The most amazing specie in the protected area is the flamenco, a bird that has a big size and lives in the beaches. They built mud nests, where they put eggs and eat seaweed and little invertebrates.
In the protected there are two important species -besides the flamenco- : the “parina grande” and the “parina chica”. They have different diets, so they don´t compete for food.
In the Cincel river´s mouth there are a lot of ducks, such as the “maicero”, the “barcino” and the “puna”, which is exclusive of the region and has blue beak.
Other species are the “gallareta andina”, the “gallareta cornuda”, and the “gallareta gigante”. They are aquatic birds that eat plants and little invertebrates. They build their nests with aquatic plants. The “chorlitos”, a little bird that eat insects or vegetables, also can be seen in the protected area. Some of them live in the north hemisphere and migrate every year to Argentina. Others live in the Argentinean Patagonia and migrate –in winter- to the north of the country.

SUGGESTIONS
It is suggested to visitors:-To pay attention to the indications of the protected area. That attitude will contribute to protect the area.
-Iif you will camp and generated garbage,please go back with it.-To consult foresters if you have any doubt.
-To respect signs and rules.

CONTACTS
Laguna de los Pozuelos Natural Monument
(4.640) Abra Pampa
Jujuy, República Argentina
Telephone nunber: (038) 87-91048, 87-491315.
E-mail address: lagunadelospozuelos@apn.gov.ar
lagunadelospozuelos@apn.gov.ar

Administración de Parques Nacionales
690, Santa Fe St.- C1059ABN
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telephone numbers: (011) 4311-6633/0303
E-mail address: informes@apn.gov.ar