Cities San Juan

location  The province of San Juan is located south of the continent, America, as part of the country, Argentina, in the central west of the country, on the eastern side of the Andes. Its boundaries are determined and naturally, mountain ranges and a river or at times artificially, by parallels and meridians

History of the city  First Inhabitants: Before the arrival of the Spanish, this area was inhabited by various indigenous nations huarpes (south), the Diaguita (center and north).  the foundation:In 1551 Captain Francisco de Villagra crossed the area of what are now the provinces of San Juan and Mendoza. Since then, several groups have explored territory sanjuanino sent by the authorities of the General Captaincy of Chile, which was a minor territorial division, which depended on the Viceroyalty of Peru. These previous expeditions made contact with huarpes Indians who greeted the Spaniards peacefully. The mere existence of a large number of Indians who could be brought to Chile to work in the fields or mines was one of the reasons why the Spaniards decided to take actual possession of these territories

Tourist Places Most visited places of San Juan  President Sarmiento's house  The vineyards

Valley of the Moon  The Provincial Ischigualasto Natural Park is located in the northeast of the province of San Juan, 330 km from the capital city and about 80 km from the town of San Agustin del Valle Fertil. This small town is the starting point for excursions that provide insight-through a circuit strictly delimiters small portion of the park accessible for tourism.Popularly known as the "Valley of the Moon," this strange fascinatingly in the world occupies about 62 hectares and is, along with its neighbor Talampaya in the province of La Rioja, Heritage.

Reservoir Ullum  Ullum Reservoir is a dam on the river San Juan to 768 meters. It is located in the canyon of the Quebrada de Ullum, 18 km upstream from the provincial capital city San Juan, and created a reservoir that feeds a hydroelectric plant. The reservoir is without a doubt one of the main tourist attractions of the province The main access to it does it for the provincial Route 14, is path circling the lake is allowing an imposing sight.