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most noteworthy feature is its delicately carved
altar and the
Molino Viejo
, a water-driven
mill from the same time period, used by the
Jesuits to grind grain. You can reach La Calera
via Avenida Colón, which later becomes
Avenida Ejército Argentino. After stopping in
La Calera, continue along this road until you
reach the San Roque Dam and then drive south
along the shore of the lake until you reach
Carlos Paz.
Tanti
Time permitting, you may want to take a slight
detour to the summer village of
Tanti
, 15 kilo-
meters (nine miles) northwest of Carlos Paz on
Route 20. The Comechigon Indians were the
original inhabitants of Tanti which, in their
language, means “stone site.” Indeed, one of the
attractions here is a series of unusual rock for-
mations called the
Cueva de los Pajaritos
,
just eight kilometers (five miles) away. The
Yuspe River, the Los Chorrillos Brook and the
Tanti Stream all run through Tanti and the
Los Chorrillos Waterfall
is seven kilometers
(4.3 miles) away. There is a campground at the
falls. In-town sights include the
Cueva de la
Virgen de la Medalla Milagrosa
and the
Parish Church
Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
Bialet Masse
From Carlos Paz, take Route 38 north to the vil-
lage of Bialet Masse, located just beyond the
north shore of the lake. This village was named
