Travel to the Stars
At dusk, San Juan will astound you with its millions of stars. Blessed with exceptional weather, boasting nearly 300 cloudless days a year and one of the clearest skies in the country, this province is the national capital of astronomical tourism.
There are several observatories for you to live this experience. Not only will you be able to make guided observations with an astronomical telescope and binoculars, but you will also listen to experts who will tell you all about the stars, the galaxies, the planets, the sun, the moon, and cosmic and stellar phenomena.
Where: at CESCO and CASLEO observatories in El Leoncito National Park (Barreal), Félix de Aguilar observatory (Chimbas) and Sierras Azules de Zonda (San Juan)
When: September through April
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