Tourism in Argentina the main attraction elephant seals, sea lions, Magellanic penguins and orcas are also well represented. Laguna del Carbon (the lowest geographical point in the Americas), Mount Fitz Roy, and the Petrified Forests National Monument, as well as the vast patagonian plateau. Overall Argentina has the following tourist circuits (north to south): Carnivals in Argentina are very important and usually take place during the last days of February (before the lent), at a time that remains still quite summer (summer in the Southern Hemisphere). Almost every carnival in Argentina comes from European carnivals in Spain and Italy, so it is spoken
Laguna del Maule (volcano) over large distances. Obsidian has been found in the Arroyo El Pehuenche (), Laguna Negra () and Laguna del Maule () localities. These sites yield obsidians with varying properties, from large blocks at Laguna del Maule to smaller pebbles probably carried by water at Arroyo El Pehuenche. Laguna del Maule lies at the interface between a semi-arid, temperate climate and a colder montane climate. Average yearly temperatures from 2007 to 2013 ranged . Cold front related precipitation falls during autumn and winter, although occasional summer storms also contribute to rainfall. Laguna del Maule is subject to the rain shadow effect