desert and mountainous landscape of salta province, argentina

landscape mountain plateau valley hill wilderness plain soil geology field agriculture badlands tree nature ridge wadi desert mountainous salta province argentina north slopes andes covered humid equatorial forest example representatives espeletia grow central part characterized semi-desert formations puna forests cover eastern side highlands places encounter salt pans atacama vegetation mainly saltworts cacti occasionally shrubs further south evergreen sclerophyllous thickets appear ocean side steppes continental mangroves grow coastal areas that flooded tides antarctic occurs above patagonian steppe subarctic tundra tierra del fuego cactus