What you will find when you visit the picturesque town of San Luis, declared the most beautiful in the world by a UN Assembly.
It received the “Best Tourism Villages” award for the most beautiful tourist village in the world. This distinction is awarded by the United Nations World Tourism Organization, evaluating not only the scenic beauty but also the commitment of the place and its people to cultural and natural resources, sustainability and tourism development.
With just over 300 inhabitants, La Carolina is at the foot of the Tomolasta Hillat an altitude of more than 1,600 m above sea level and in the very centre of the San Luis mountain ranges. Two water courses run through the town in a wedge shape, the Río Amarillo and the Río Las Invernadas, which join together to form the Río Grande and give the town its characteristic golden colour, with a gleam of transparency.
It was the epicenter of the gold rush in Argentina during the 18th and 19th centuries, first with the Spanish, then with the English who exhausted the resources of its mountains leaving an environmental liability in the region. The name dates back to 1792, when the then governor Marquis of Sobremonte intervened in the mines and named the place “La Carolina” in honor of King Charles III, to prevent a further wave of adventurers in search of the precious metal.
What activities can I do in La Carolina, San Luis?
Juan Crisóstomo Lafinur Museum of Poetry
Dedicated to Poetry, where the famous writer from San Luis Juan C. Lafinur, poet, revolutionary and considered the first philosopher of Argentina, was once the home, the Museum of Manuscript Poetry rises on top of a ravine, unique in the world for exhibiting in its rooms original fragments of prestigious authors from all over the planet. More than 1,700 manuscripts and 900 poetic works are exhibited in this unique library, and you can see the original construction of the house of Lafinur, great-uncle of the greatest exponent of our literature, Jorge Luis Borges.
Visit to the llama reserve
Herding of a herd of animals. You will be able to visit the workshop and see the production process: preparation of the fleece, spinning with a spindle and a spinning wheel. Looms. And also a beautiful walk through the mountains.
Fishing
The Rio Grande, which runs 500 meters from the inn, offers the possibility of fishing for rainbow trout. The fishing method is with a fly and mandatory catch and release of the fish.
In addition to all this, you can go trekking on the Tomolasta hill, walk through valleys and ravines, cross rivers, streams and springs and enjoy nature in all its splendor. Walk through the historic center, do adventure tourism, archaeological tourism, visit the Inti Huasi Cave and rock art eaves, and taste the richest local cuisine.
How to get to La Carolina, San Luis
From Buenos Aires you can get there by taking National Route 146 or Provincial Route 3. You can also take the Pan-American Highway, N°8, through Santa Fe and Córdoba, on the way to Trapiche, San Luis. From the center of San Luis, take National Route 9 to La Carolina.
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San Luis Tourism.
Source: Ambito
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