Provinces · Cuyo
San Juan
Ischigualasto, the Valley of the Moon, with fossils of the earliest dinosaurs, and some of the clearest skies on Earth for stargazing.
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Photo: M.Bustos · CC BY-SA 4.0
Official alerts in San Juan Checking…
Information from Argentina’s National Weather Service (SMN), National Water Institute (INA, rivers), Volcano Observatory (OAVV) and GDACS (UN and European Commission). Alerts are issued in Spanish. Before you travel, check with local authorities and Civil Defense (103).
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San Juan
Sun, wine and Sarmiento's home
Quietest in January, February and March · 86,619 travelers a year
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Ischigualasto, Valley of the Moon
Where the first dinosaurs walked
Not measured by INDEC
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Barreal and Calingasta
A valley facing six-thousand-meter peaks
Not measured by INDEC
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What would you like to know about San Juan?
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The busiest months in San Juan are May, August and November: expect more people and book ahead. The quietest are January, February and March.
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Based on San Juan, from INDEC data.
To start with, in San Juan:
- San Juan · Sun, wine and Sarmiento's home
- Ischigualasto, Valley of the Moon · Where the first dinosaurs walked
- El Leoncito National Park · One of the clearest skies on Earth
- Barreal and Calingasta · A valley facing six-thousand-meter peaks
Checking with the National Weather Service…
In San Juan, as everywhere in Argentina, these numbers are free:
- 911Emergencies: police and ambulance
- 107Medical emergencies
- 100Fire department
- 103Civil Defense: floods, storms, landslides
- 106Emergencies on rivers, lakes and at sea (Coast Guard)
- 105Environmental emergencies
If you lose your passport, report it to the police and to your consulate.
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Photos on this page
- Photo: M.Bustos · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Enrique Guardia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Sangianense · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: FROSI, Rubem A. M. · CC BY 3.0
