The Las Lancitas Provincial Natural Reserve, located in Palma Sola, 139 kilometers from San Salvador de Jujuy, has added a new tourist corridor: the Mangrullo Trail. This space aims to enhance tourism in the region, integrating nature, sustainability, and regional development.
Established in 2002, the reserve is located in a transitional area between the dry Chaco and the Jujuy Yungas, characterized by its climatic and topographic diversity. With a subtropical climate and a dry season, the average annual temperature is 16°C and the average precipitation reaches 790 mm, mostly concentrated between November and March. This green paradise offers a landscape of contrasts influenced by the orientation of its mountains and valleys, as well as by the predominant wind currents.
For this reason, the Minister of Tourism and Culture, Federico Posadas, highlighted that the new trail represents a unique environmental product that combines nature tourism with sustainability. “This place harbors perhaps the greatest diversity of birds in Argentina”, Posadas stated, emphasizing the importance of Las Lancitas for tourism in the Yungas, which is attracting more national and international visitors over time.
Additionally, the reserve has incorporated services and facilities to enhance the visitor experience, integrating progress and conservation as key pillars of its proposal.
Eco and Economic Impact of the Mangrullo Trail
In addition to hosting the greatest diversity of birds in the country, Ana Rodríguez, Secretary of Biodiversity and Sustainable Development of Jujuy, highlighted the strategic value of Protected Natural Areas, both for their ecosystem services and their positive impact on local economies. According to Rodríguez, “nature tourism is booming worldwide, and in Jujuy, we have a rich and varied biodiversity to offer.”
Likewise, these initiatives contribute to showcasing the province’s commitment to combating climate change and conserving natural resources, strengthening sustainable tourism as a tool for regional development.
The Mangrullo Trail emerges as a new opportunity to connect visitors with the natural richness of Jujuy, positioning the province as a key destination for nature tourism.
Curiosities of the Las Lancitas Provincial Natural Reserve
The Las Lancitas Provincial Natural Reserve is the only protected area that preserves the transition between the Chaco and Yungas regions. The biodiversity baseline of the area revealed that 182 plant species are found there, of which 64 are woody species. Furthermore, reserve authorities explained that the dominant species are Pisonia ambigua, Myrcianthes pungens, Gleditzia amorphioides, Cassia carnaval, Fagara nigrescens, Ruprechtia apétala, Parapiptadenia excelsa, Myrcianthes mato, Phoebe porphyria, Allophylus edulis, Blepharocalyx salicifolius, and Citronella apogon. Such is the importance of this place that the area was selected by the Ele Project as an important habitat for the blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva).
Despite the influence of human activities, this reserve currently maintains a good state of conservation, preserving the original structure and composition of the native forest and other biodiversity components.
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