Achango Chapel

Located at the intersection of provincial routes 150 and 436
Tourist Office Tel. No.: 02647- 493008
Open Mondays through Sundays from 9 to 12:30 a.m. and from 3:30 to 7 p.m.

The original chapel was built by the Jesuits in 1655 though the present building dates from 1787. It was declared a National Historical Museum. Its walls are nearly one meter thick and are plastered with goat dung and kneaded clay. An image of Our Lady of Carmen dominates the altar and is an oil-painted mannequin dressed in starched underskirts and covered with a cape.

Las Flores
Las Flores lies 198km. away from the city of San Juan and belongs to the department of Iglesia. To get there one must take national route No.40 up to San José de Jáchal and then turn west along provincial route No.150. Another alternative is to take national route No.40 up to Talacasto and then carry on along provincial route No.436.