on the road 2

Out of this world - Laguna Brava

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December 12th 2007
After a really good drive from Chilecito over the Cuesta Miranda, unmade Ruta 40 with hundreds of bends and some big drops, but fabulous views we arrived in the small town of Villa Union. Our reason for coming this far off the beaten track was to get to Laguna Brava park, about another 200km north west. It´s not in Lonely Planet for some reason. We managed to find a man who knew a man who has ... read more

South America » Argentina » La Rioja

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more