Estancia Maradona

Estancia de Maradona
Ranch, Protected area

Country around Estancia Maradona
Estancia de Maradona
Coordinates: AR 31°45′47″S 68°53′24″W / 31.763°S 68.890°W / -31.763; -68.890Coordinates: AR 31°45′47″S 68°53′24″W / 31.763°S 68.890°W / -31.763; -68.890
Country Argentina
Province San Juan Province
Department Zonda Department
Area
 • Total 41,000 ha (101,000 acres)

The Estancia Maradona is a protected area in San Juan Province, Argentina, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of San Juan, Argentina. It covers just over 41,000 hectares (100,000 acres), and lies at the foot of the foothills near the Sierra Chica de Zonda.[1]

In March 1831 an armed party of forty men under Nasario Benavides were making the Estancia de Don Manuel Maradona their base while preparing to return to San Juan during the Argentine Civil Wars.[2] Today, Estancia Maradona is an area where guanacos are conserved. Due to its proximity to the city, poaching is a problem.[3] The land is rugged. Although the estancia is private property, it is used without permission for recreation by people with all-terrain vehicles.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mónica Martín (04/06/2010). "Un Area Protegida que es foco de caza y depredación". Diario de Cuyo. Retrieved 2012-11-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Archivo del Brigadier General José Nazario Benavides (Tomo IV). effha. 2007. p. 103. ISBN 978-950-605-498-4. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ↑ Susana Roldán (06/07/2010). "Quieren reforzar controles contra la caza de guanacos". Diario de Cuyo. Retrieved 2012-11-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ Atahualpa Acosta (2004-12-13). "Territorio sin vigilar e invadido por enduristas". Diario de Cuyo. Retrieved 2012-11-11.


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