Caucete is a department in the eastern part of the San Juan Province of Argentina,[1] which is predominantly a landscape of mountains, and many plantations.

[citation needed] When the Spanish arrived, the area of Caucete, was occupied by the Huarpes, in a settlement in the vicinity of Pie de Palo.

Nearly three centuries later (in 1822), to establish a colony with American population, Amman Rawson asked the government for these lands, which were awarded in 1824.

The fauna is represented by hares, some foxes, rheas armadillos and guanacos in the high peaks of Pie de Palo.

), arachnids (scorpions and different species of spiders) and reptiles (lizards, iguanas and snakes), especially in the area of sand dunes.