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NEUQUEN , an inland territory of Argentina on the Chilean frontier, between the Colorado and Limay rivers, with the province of Mendoza
Long drouths prevail in this , region and there is no inducement for settlement
hunting expeditions. Guanacos and Argentine hares are found in abundance in Neuquen, and to a lesser degree the South
long from E. to W. and about 20 M. from N. to S. at its widest part, and which lies partly in the S.W. angle of the territory, partly in Rio Negro, and partly in the republic of Chile. It is the source of the RioLimay and receives the overflow from two smaller neighbouring lakes. The temperature of the Andean region is cold even in summer, but on the lower plains it is hot in summer, and only moderately cold in winter. The principal industry is the raising of stock for the Chilean markets, as there is little cultivation. Cereals, forage crops, vegetables and fruits of the cold temperate zone can be produced easily, but distance from markets and lack of transport have restricted their production to local needs. The territory is reached by a light-draft river steamer which ascends the Rio Negro to Fort Roca at the confluence of the Limay and Neuquen, and by a branch of the Great
majority of the population, however, is of Chilean origin. The capital is Chos Alalal, a small town on the upper Neuquen, in the mountainous district
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