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Lodging and Accommodation
Number and category of accommodations.Eduardo Castex: 2 (3*). General Acha: 2 (2*). General Pico: 1 (3*), 2 (2*). Ingeniero Luiggi: 1 (2*). Intendente Alvear: 1 (2*). Macachín: 1 (2*). Realicó: 1 (3*), 1 (2*). Santa Rosa: 2 (4*), 3 (3*), 2 (2*). 25 de Mayo: 1 (3*). Winifreda: 1 (3*).
Other lodging facilities:Alta Italia, Arata, Bernardo Larroudé, Caleufú, Catriló, Chacharramendi, Colonia Barón, Doblas, General San Martín, Guatraché, Hilario Lagos, Jacinto Aráuz, La Adela, Lihué Calel, Miguel Riglos, Padre Ángel Buodo, Parera, Puelches, Quehué, Quemú Quemú, Rancul, Santa Isabel, Toay, Trenel and Victorica. It is also possible to stay in farm or livestock estancias (ranches).
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Things to do
Staying in an Estancia. If lodged in an estancia, you will enjoy traditional food, carriage rides, riding, trekking, photographic safaris, Creole skill exhibitions, or exciting polo matches.
Hunting and Sport fishing. Red deer, puma, and wild boar hunting. Sport fishing in lagoons Don Tomás and Chadilauquen and in Casa de Piedra reservoir.
The Pampas culture. Many Creole fiestas take place in this region, and the Fiesta Nacional de Doma y Folklore in Intendente Alvear is worth a visit. The world's best polo can be seen in this town.
Health Tourism. Termas in Bernardo Larroudé and Guatraché.
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Places to visit
Santa Rosa, the Capital. This city still conserves part of the estancia "La Malvina" in Don Tomás recreational center, a 350 Ha park with a large lake. On the outskirts of the city there is a wood of caldén trees - the provincial tree -, a large sturdy tree with a bell-shaped crown.
Parque Luro Reserve.Red deer are semi-wildly bred in this 7,500 Ha. animal park. European species like wild boars and pheasants have been introduced here. There is also a mini zoo with local and exotic species. A colony of pink flamingos inhabit the park’s salt flat, frequently converted into a lagoon by the rain, and hundred-year-old caldén trees are everywhere to be seen.
Lihué Calel National Park. The valleys of this ancient sierra are home to species like the puma, guanaco, fox, vizcacha, and a variety of birds. This is a landscape of salmon-pink rocks dotted with yellow-flowering cacti. Going through the low-lying fields, you can see cave-paintings on the rocks, which were drawn by the first inhabitants of this area.
Other places of interest.Salt flats Salinas Grandes de Hidalgo, located 15 Km away from Macachín.
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Shopping
Arts and Crafts. Finely woven cloth with geometrical designs. Rastras (wide gaucho belts), facones (gaucho knives), stirrups, and silver or nickel mate gourds can be found in the Mercado Artesanal in Santa Rosa.
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