Maquinchao
Maquinchao is a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina.
Geography
Climate
This town is located in the middle of northern Patagonia, right in the steppe. Combined with its far distance from open ocean, Maquinchao has one of the most continental variations of a cold semi-arid climate in the country, bordering on a cold arid climate and it can be quite extreme: temperatures can range from well above on the hottest summer days to lows that might reach.Usually, summer days average and nights, whereas winter days average and nights,. Snow is common, but since precipitation is generally low, quantities tend to be reduced. The weather is generally windy, especially in the spring.