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The Southern Andean Yungas consists of a mesic evergreen forest, with trees typically less than 15 metres (49 ft) tall. [citation needed] The species composition of the forests varies with elevation and precipitation. The foothill forests are a transition between the Yungas and the semi-arid Dry Chaco of the lowlands.
The Southern Andean Yungas begins in southern Bolivia and continues to the north of Argentina. It is a humid forest region between the drier Gran Chaco region to the east and the dry, high altitude Puna region to the west. Yungas are transitional zones between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests.
These Yungas, (otherwise known as the Tucumano-Oranense forest) are transitional zones between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests. Located at the Ledesma Department on the eastern slopes of the Calilegua hills, with an area of 76,306 ha (763.06 km 2 ; 294.62 sq mi), It is the largest national park in the Argentine Northwest .
Bolivian High Andean Complex (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile) Chuquisaca and Tarija Yungas (Bolivia) Humid Andean Yungas (Bolivia, Peru) Inter-Andean Dry Valleys (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) North Andean Montane (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela) Peru High Andean Complex (Bolivia, Peru) Salta and Tucuman Yungas (Argentina)
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Peruvian Yungas (NT0153) [10] Quechua (High valleys, more than 10°C colder than the Peruan Tropics) Tree line. Tierra Helada. Suni (plateau) Mountain pass. Puna (mountain slope) Central Andean wet puna (NT1003) [21] Central Andean puna (NT1002) [13] "Andean-Alpine desert" Snow line. Tierra Nevada or Janca; Peak
The Yungas — a tropical forest ecoregion of the Amazon rainforest and Tropical Andes, in the Upper Amazon region of South America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.