Zonda

Zonda occupies a dry valley among the ranges west of San Juan. The San Juan River passes through the neighbouring Ullum basin, and its waters have long been important to cultivation in this arid country. Before the Spanish conquest Huarpe communities lived in the wider valleys of Cuyo, using canals to water their fields. Mountain slopes enclose the valley, setting the cultivated ground apart from the stony and sparsely vegetated country beyond.

The later city of San Juan lies here.