Ecoposada Zonda Viejo
The place
Ecoposada Zonda Viejo in San Juan Province, Departamento Zonda/Villa Basilio Nievas sector (Cuyo, Argentina), at 781 m elevation, Punilla range. New Argentina cluster, first appearing in batch 335. COUNTRY ANOMALY: Argentina is missing from the country database. An eco-lodge in the Cuyo valley (a region famed for Malbec-Torrontés winemaking; the Cuyo Argentine winegrowing region is South America's leading producer, with 220,000 ha and an output of 100,000 hL/year), in an area of giant cardón cacti (Trichocereus atacamensis, 6-9 m) and the range of the jaguar (extinct from the region since 1980; only around 300 individuals remain in Argentina, in the Yungas of Salta-Jujuy), heritage of the Huarpes (a pre-Columbian people, effectively vanished after the 1550 conquest, their Millcayac language extinct since the early 1900s).
The setting
San Juan Zonda/Villa Basilio Cuyo Argentina 781 m Punilla range, new cluster batch 335, wine-region eco-lodge Malbec-Torrontés Cuyo #1 South America 220,000 ha 100,000 hL/year, Trichocereus atacamensis cardón cacti 6-9 m, jaguar extinct 1980 ~300 individuals in Argentina Yungas Salta-Jujuy, Huarpes 1550 conquest Millcayac language extinct early 1900s, ANOMALY Argentina missing.
