A pampa is a plain.
Pampa is a concept that comes from the Quechua language and can be translated as "plain." The first meanings of this term recognized by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) are associated with an indigenous people of the American continent who lived in the central region of what is now the Argentine Republic .
By extension of this meaning and by similarity to the territory inhabited by these aborigines, the term pampa refers to the flat territory that lacks trees and dense vegetation. For example: "I would like to have a house lost in the middle of the pampas to live in peace" , "We have traveled the American pampas for two weeks" , "This kind of deer is a typical animal of the pampas" .
The pampas as a natural region
The Pampas plain , the Pampas region or simply the Pampas , is a natural region shared by Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay , characterised by a vast steppe with a high level of humidity and a temperate climate. Thanks to its climatic and geographical conditions, the Pampas plain is an area of great fertility where a huge amount of food is grown.
There are many administrative or political divisions that receive the name of pampa, both in Argentina and in other countries: Pampa Alta ( town in the province of Santa Cruz , Argentina ), Pampa (city in Texas , United States ), Pampas (capital of Tayacaja , Peru ), Pampa Aullagas (municipality of Oruro , Bolivia ) and others.
La Pampa , on the other hand, is the name of an Argentine province whose capital is Santa Rosa . It is one of the least populated provinces in the South American nation, with just over 315,000 inhabitants.
A province of Argentina is called La Pampa.
Tourist attractions of the Argentine province
Below are some of the points of greatest tourist interest in the province of La Pampa :
Salinas region
In the surroundings of Jacinto Arauz , a city in the province of La Pampa , you can see the transition from the plain to the plateau . Its beautiful lagoons are the most productive salt deposits in Argentina . Among the deposits that can be found in the Comarca de las Salinas, La Colorada Chica stands out, a salt mine that dazzles with its reddish color, which is due to the presence of small crustaceans called brine shrimp.
Christ of Health Religious Tourist Complex
Very close to Jacinto Arauz is the town of Guatraché , home of the Cristo de la Salud Religious Tourist Complex , which is visited by thousands of faithful every year to give thanks to God and to fulfill various promises. Unlike other religious establishments, which date back several centuries, this small sanctuary was created in 1989. Later, in 2005 , what began as a cross became a complete center of Christian worship, with a Stations of the Cross and a dome, as well as an entrance portal.
Don Tomas Park
For sports and camping lovers, this 500-hectare recreational center is the ideal place to make the most of a trip to the province of La Pampa . At Don Tomás Park, nature and architecture merge to offer an unforgettable experience: the beautiful vegetation and the lagoon give it a beauty that cannot be reproduced artificially, while the facilities allow for cycling, swimming, athletics and soccer, among many other activities and sports, without forgetting canoeing, windsurfing and water skiing.
Jurassic Park
Continuing with the wide variety of activities that can be done in La Pampa , the Jurassic Park offers its visitors the opportunity to meet the imposing giants of the past . This center was built in the early 1990s and has about twenty sculptures up to 30 meters high made of concrete and painted by hand.