Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Long-distance buses leave from the
new bus terminal
(RN 1 at Calle de las Ovejas)
, about
eight blocks south of the town center.
Buses from Merlo
DESTINATION
COST (AR$)
DURATION (HR)
Buenos Aires
502
12
Córdoba
160
6
Mendoza
305
8
Mina Clavero
60
3
San Luis
72
4
Getting Around
Local buses leave from the
old bus terminal
( 02652-492858; cnr Pringles & Los Al-
mendres)
in the center of town. There are departures for Piedra Blanca (AR$7, 20
minutes), Bajo de Veliz (AR$25, one hour), Papagayos (AR$25, one hour) and the
nearby artisan village of Cerro de Oro (AR$10, 30 minutes).
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San Luis
0266 / POP 170,000 / ELEV 700M
Even people from San Luis will tell you that the best the province has to offer lies out-
side of the capital. That said, it's not a bad little town - it has a few historic sights and the
central Plaza Pringles is one of the prettiest in the entire country. The town's main night-
life strip, Av Illia, has a decent concentration of bars, cafes and restaurants, and makes
for a fun night out.
Located on the north bank of the Río Chorrillos, San Luis is 260km from Mendoza via
RN7, and 456km from Córdoba via RN148.
Sights
The center of town is the beautiful tree-filled Plaza Pringles, anchored on its eastern side
by San Luis' handsome 19th-century
cathedral
(Rivadavia)
. Provincial hardwoods such
