The document discusses the provinces located in western Argentina, which include Mendoza, San Juan, Neuquén, San Luis, and La Rioja. It describes the landscape of western Argentina as a dry, warm wine lover's paradise containing many national parks and mountains like Aconcagua, as well as bodegas where wine is produced. The western mountains are home to animals such as llamas, guanacos, vicuñas, foxes, viscachas, the Andean Mountain Cat, kodkod, and Andean Condors. Northwest Argentina also contains many species of cacti.