In the department, there is a certain combination of rural and urban life and its economy is mostly based on services – especially housing – for tourists, whose destination is predominantly the Ischigualasto Provincial Park.

Along the valley, there is a lush vegetation of great variety and beauty, a different picture to the rest of the context of the province The climate is semiarid with moderate temperatures.

[2] The Day of Civil Defense was institutionalized by a decree in order to remember the earthquake that destroyed the city of Caucete on November 23, 1977, and made more than 40,000 people homeless.

St. Augustine is one of the main attractions of the province, standing out for being a suitable place for rest, in the middle of a quiet environment at the foot of the mountains.

Located at the foot of the Sierra de Valle Fertíl, with its streets disposed in a grid plan, San Augustín presents a modern infrastructure for the attention of visitors.