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8 San José de
Jáchal
Road map B2. 96 miles (155 km)
N of San Juan. * 10,901. @
n San Martín 622, (02647)
420-003, ext. 311. _ Fiesta de la
Tradición (Nov).
A gaucho town, Jáchal is
known for hand-woven blan kets
and ponchos, but it is more
famous as a base for exploring
the surrounding villages and
the high Andes, and the white-
The sunlit patio of Casa Natal de Sarmiento in San Juan water rafting that can be done
in the town’s river. The major
7 San Juan modern city. Its wine industry attrac tion is the 19th-century
and the Casa Natal de Iglesia San José, a national
Road map B2. 102 miles (165 km) Sarmiento are the town’s main historical monument that
N of Mendoza. * 115,566. ~ @
n Sarmiento 24 Sur, (0264) 421-0004. tourist attractions. Declared a houses Cristo Negro, a unique
∑ sanjuanlaestrelladelosandes.com national monu ment in 1911, image of the crucified Christ.
Casa Natal de Sarmiento is a
The city of San Juan is nestled typical colonial house with Environs
in the valley of Río San Juan. spacious sunlit interiors built About 14 miles (23 km) east
The city has played a key role around a large patio. Damaged of Jáchal, Huaco is the site of
in Argentinian history as the in the violent earth quake on the adobe tomb of gauchesco
birthplace of the cosmo po litan January 15, 1944, it has been poet, Buenaventura Luna. To the
author, diplomat, educator, and restored many times. west, Ruta Nacional 150 leads
former president, Domingo F. over the Cuesta del Viento to
Sarmiento. It is also the place E Casa Natal de Sarmiento the hamlet of Rodeo, the
where populist Juan Domingo Sarmiento 21 Sur. Tel (0264) 422-4603. starting point for rafting down
Perón entered the public eye Open spring/summer: 9am–8:30pm Río Jáchal.
during the relief efforts of Mon–Fri, 10:30am–4pm Sat, Sun,
Argentina’s worst ever earth- & hols; fall/winter: 9am–8:30pm R Iglesia San José
quake in 1944. With hardly a Mon–Fri, 10:30am–6pm Sat, Sun, & San Juan. Open daily.
building more than a century hols. Closed Two weeks mid-July.
& ∑ casanatal sarmiento.com.ar
old, San Juan is a young and
The Difunta Correa
About 37 miles (60 km) east of San Juan’s provincial capital is the
popular Difunta Correa shrine at Vallecito village. According to
one of the legends, Deolinda Correa, a young widow, died of thirst
while following her conscript husband during the 19th-century civil
wars. Her baby, however, survived at her breast. Despite doubts that
she ever existed, this “miracle” made her a popular “saint.” Today,
at Easter and other times, the sprawling shrine attracts thousands
of pilgrims, who leave tokens of grati tude – ranging from models
of modest houses to antique automobiles in mint condi tion – for
various favors granted.
A thermal bath under an open sky
in Pismanta
9 Pismanta
Road map B2. 116 miles (187 km)
NW of San Juan, Ruta Nacional 150.
@ from San Juan to Jáchal.
∑ hoteltermaspismanta.com.ar
From Jáchal, Ruta Nacional 150
leads southwest to the modest
hot-spring oasis of Pismanta,
where the hotel has a good rest-
Miniature roadside shrines to the Difunta Correa aurant and enor mous hot baths
that are also open to non-guests.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp281–2 and pp294–6

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