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another ranger station at Mesada de las Colmenas, halfway along the road through the
park.
The free
campground
is at the entrance. It has bathrooms and shower, but no power,
drinking water or shop.
Libertador General San Martín is a sizable sugarcane town with little charm but sever-
al places to stay. Little Calilegua is more appealing, with a tumbledown tropical feel and
a deafening chorus of cicadas around the historic Sala de Calilegua estate.
Jardín Colo-
nial
( 03886-430334; eljardincolonial@hotmail.com; San Lorenzo s/n; r per person from
AR$100; )
is a characterful, haphazardly-run centenarian bungalow with attract-
ive rooms and a verdant, sculpture-filled garden. It's cheap and very casual: there are no
locks on the rooms and you're left to your own devices. Toucans roost in the trees oppos-
ite.
Numerous buses between Jujuy/Salta and Salvador Mazza stop at Libertador General
San Martín and Calilegua, and some will let you off at the junction for the park, 3km
north of Libertador's center and 2km south of Calilegua. It's 8km from here to the Aguas
Negras ranger station; there's enough traffic to hitchhike. It's also easy to taxi it from
either town.
BOLIVIA VIA SALVADOR MAZZA OR AGUAS BLANCAS
RN34 continues past Calilegua to Argentina's northernmost settlement, Salvador
Mazza (also known as Pocitos), a major border with Bolivia. Cross the
frontier
(
24hr)
, and take a shared taxi 5km to the larger Bolivian settlement of Yacuiba,
which has buses to Tarija and Santa Cruz. There's no Bolivian consulate, so get
your visa in Jujuy or Salta if you need one. Salvador Mazza is served by numerous
buses from Jujuy, Salta and other northern cities.
Another crossing in this area is the international bridge between Aguas Blancas
and Bermejo, with good onward bus connections to Tarija. Aguas Blancas is served
by bus from Salta, but there are more frequent connections to Orán, from where
shared taxis leave for Aguas Blancas from opposite the bus station. Direct services
are available between Salta and Tarija (Juarez, AR$350, 8 hours).
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