SAN LUIS

San Luis is the capital city of San Luis Province in the Cuyo region of Argentina however It is a small city. National Route 7 connects San Luis to Mendoza (two hundred fifty five km to the west) and to Buenos Aires (seven hundred ninety one km to the east); besides,  the San Luis Airport has regular flights to Buenos Aires and Córdoba. The main square, called Juan Pascual Pringles, is the starting point to visit the historical City; from there, the National school can be observed. Off the main square is the Cathedral, built with a neoclassical architecture. Besides, the Rivadavia Pedestrian street, The Independencia square and the Cultural Center Puente Blanco are touristic places. Furthesmore, If you want to go out for a party there is the Illía Street where you will find many Pubs, night clubs and restaurants.

To tell you the truth, not only the nature but also outdoor sports in San Luis are the best things that this city can offer to visitors. If People want to have contact with nature, It takes only 30 minutes to get to the countryside. You can practice all kinds of water sports such as sailing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, water skiing and fishing carps and sand smelts in the lakes surrounded by hills like Potrero de los Funes, La Florida and Cruz de Piedra. Around the lake in La Florida there are many campgrounds like El Rancho Móvil Club, Maderos, El Náutico Club, Universitario Club, el Pinar and Punta Sol. There are Also sport clubs, for example In El Pinar campground there is a Windsurfing club and diving club. You can take windsurf lessons in this campground for 13 dollars and free lessons for the Children.

The nearby tourist village called Potrero de los Funes is of great interest owing to there are rivers, waterfalls and streams. These can be crossed hiking, horseback riding or cycling. The Potrero Lake is one of the oldest water reservoirs in South America and aroundthelake ,there is a street, which has a total length of 6,250 meters for people to take a walk or go running. You can find The San Luis kayak club, where you can take free rowing lessons at Solares campground on Saturdays. There is also The Native Park where you can camp. You can practice trekking in three hills: San Nicolás, Cerro de la Cruz and Cruz de Piedra.

El Volcán and El Trapiche are two tourist villages. In the first one, you can enjoy the Salto Colorado, the Volcán River and La Moneda Falls, and in the second, you can enjoy The Trapiche river. This is the best river in San Luis although it is shallow.

All these places are very close to the city of the San Luis, you can go to Florida (48 km from the city), Trapiche (40 km from the city) , Estancia Grande (21 km from the city) or el Volcán (15 km from the city) by bicycle because there are bike paths. This is very funny!

A half-hour drive will get you to the excellent thermal waters of Balde and San Gerónimo. These waters have healing benefits for physical problems, such as rheumatism, diabetes or skin problems, or you can just enjoy natural relaxation. I like the spa of San Gerónimo better.

Furthermore, if you want to ride furtler away, Carolina is located 80 kilometres away from the city and The Sierra de las Quijadas National Park is located one hundred twenty two (122) kilometres away  from the city. The first is a town where the Mining continues to be the main activity but using rudimentary techniques. The old mine is abandoned and the villagers used to extract gold from the river. Now, It is possible to take guided tours to the interior of the old mine, accessing the main tunnel and going through its galleries about three hundred (300) meters. In the second, there is the river Potrero de la Aguada that only in the rainy season runs. The Farallones, with their cliffs, cornices and terraces, have a reddish color. The vegetation is scarce, the jarillas and the cacti are abound. There are also white crayfish and typical plants of the area, like the zampa de Quijada. Although the area is very arid, it has abundant fauna: Argentine puma, montés cat, gray fox and mara are the most common animals. Among the birds are the ñandú, the gray hawk, the mora eagle and the Andean Condor. In the Sierra de las Quijadas, fossil remains of two species of pterosaurs or winged lizards have been found. One of them has a peculiar dentition, with beards that formed a kind of basket, which served to retain the microorganisms from which it fed by filtering water. It is awesone, if you’ll visit this then you’ll love it!

As you can see, there are many places in San Luis to meet, you can have fun, play sports, enrich yourself culturally and eat a good Kid and drink a Malbec wine. Last but not least, the weather is spectacular because the day is hot but at night  it cools down and the people can sleep. It is one of the nicest places in Argentina because of its sceneries are awesones, the food is magnificent and the people are friendly. This is why you really ought to go to San Luis.