Laguna de los Pozuelos Natural Monument

Laguna de los Pozuelos Natural Monument
Monumento Natural Laguna de los Pozuelos
Location within Argentina
Nearest cityPuna, Jujuy province, Argentina
Coordinates22°21′S 66°00′W / 22.350°S 66.000°W / -22.350; -66.000
Area16,000 ha (40,000 acres)
Established1980
Visitors1.826 (in 2019)
Governing bodyArgentine National Parks Administration (APN)
Official nameLaguna de los Pozuelos
Designated4 May 1992
Reference no.555

Laguna de los Pozuelos Natural Monument is a nature preservation reserve located in the Jujuy province, in the Puna region, Argentina. It covers an area of 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) and is at an altitude of 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) above sea level. It is part of the Puna Seca Central Andean Ecoregion. The reserve was created in 1980, under Provincial Law Nº 3,749/80, aiming to preserve the steppe environment and its lagoon, including the region's typical fauna.