Route 40 extends over 5000 kilometers in Argentina and unites some of the most beautiful and famous country territories. The trail crosses the Cuyo, North and Patagonia.

It passes through 11 provinces, twenty National Parks and Reserves, 13 large lakes and salt mines, and five areas declared Natural Heritage Site.

Kilometer 0 of Route 40 is the Cabo Virgenes in Santa Cruz, and it reaches its end point in the city of Jujuy Quiaca, on the border with Bolivia.

Similar feature to Route 66 in the United States, this Argentine circuit was created in 1935 and although it was not yet fully paved allows full travel with certain precautions.

The Quilmes ruins are located in the Calchaquí Valle, Tucumán, Argentina. They are the remains of the largest pre-Columbian settlement in that country.

They occupy about thirty acres and are located near Cerro Alto del Rey.

The place was first owned by the original people, the provincial government then later a private dealer and finally, descendants of the people Quilmes.

These ruins have been rebuilt, so that today can be visited by tourists.

1.- Hiking trails in Argentina.

High difficulty circuits which have very hilly with very steep and sustained increases are considered very dangerous descents, tight times for tours on the schedule indicated, orientation problems and poor cyclability. Argentina offers different type circuits for mountain bike enthusiasts: Road of the Seven Lakes: The most chosen by thousands of tourists option is this way, half gravel

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