WITCHES CAVERN

MALARGUE FORT

The fort is located 12 kilometers from Malargue City on the right hand side margin of National  Route 40 South and it is a valuable historical monument. It is made of volcanic “toba” stone typical of the times when it was built. It was commissioned by Don Juan Troncoso. Besides the historical attraction, the area is also good for climbing and rappel, and can be enjoyed all year round.

CASCADAS DE MANQUI MALAL

Manqui Malal comes from two Mapuche voices: “manqué” which is condor and “malal” meaning rocky wall. It is located 30 kilometers from Malargue and offers the possibility of doing trekking, climbing and rappel at the foot of the Andes. Besides this, it is a dazzling reservoir of marine fossils.

This place is hidden in the Cuesta del Chihuido in the Andes Cordillera and is the meeting point for lovers of mountaineering in Malargue District known as “the capital of adventure tourism”. Within a 25 hectares radio there are over 500 meters of “bardas” or, walls all of them over 40 meters high which makes them ideal for climbing or tirolesa. Some people choose trekking and still others do rappel. The cascade is of marine origin and falls 29 meters being fed by nearby streams.

The Manqui Malal rocky formation originated during a process of tectonic plates displacement of the earth’s crust which took place in the Tertiary period. Both the short mountainous walls which are part of the trekking circuit and the high ones very much have the aspect of escarpments.

It is not unusual to find oysters and giant periwinkles during one’s walks here and they are proof that the whole area was under the sea.