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Quebrada de Las Conchas

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View in N direction (downstream). The Quebrada de Las Conchas connects the tectonic grabens of the Valles Calchaquíes and the Valle de Lerma. It is deeply incised into a sequence of uplifted, tilted, and folded sedimentary rocks of Cretaceous age.