延卡内洛湖：门多萨荒原上的火烈鸟湿地

Florar Taller de Cerámica

2026-01-19

We did the self-guided tour and ignored the previous reviews. The place is absolutely beautiful to explore and spend the day! We happened to have a rainy and haily day, which added an extra touch of magic! We didn't use a 4x4 vehicle; the gravel road was passable. The carp pools are gorgeous, and the trek to the Trapal volcano is also amazing! The lagoon looks very far away. No, we didn't see any flamingos there, but we still loved it and would definitely go back! Do it, don't hesitate!

Jorge Zorrilla

2025-02-03

Heads up, until January 2025 you can do very little if you go alone. You have to hire a guide to accompany you. The park entrance fee itself must be purchased in advance and paid for online. At the Malargüe tourist office, they gave us the contact information for a guide for the tour... Terrible!!! We were there for 6 hours because the "guide" kept getting lost; we'd go one way, then have to go back... At least 2 hours were spent driving nowhere. She was never clear about what we were going to see. We saw the lagoon from very far away because supposedly it's not possible to get close... She got the kids excited about seeing flamingos up close, but all that was at a ranch that required an extra payment. (The photos where we're near the water are from that ranch.) The place is beautiful, but until the practices and training of the guides change, I don't recommend it. The roads used by the YPF oil well trucks are spectacular... The ones in the reserve are quite deteriorated.

Manuel Godoy

2024-02-19

The information at the beginning says it's a saltwater lagoon, which isn't true. It's a freshwater reservoir in the middle of an arid region. It has a large lagoon, 50 km long (N-S), with a variable width of up to 13 km in its central part and an average depth of less than 1 m. The system is made up of wetlands, springs, marshes, and tributary waterways. That was six years ago; now it's showing signs of a long decline. Just read the numerous realistic comments from visitors. There's hardly any water, the animals are very far from the observation points—seeing flamingos at 60 or 70 meters makes them look like they're only 5 cm long! On top of that, they charge you, the road is in bad condition, and there's little signage. As long as it remains in these conditions, it's not worth the effort. A real shame. The photos are from February 2009.

Evangelina Indelicato

2024-01-12

The place is beautiful, but the provincial administration of an area of ​​such ecological value, a wetland so important to the region, is very deficient. The lack of resources for the park rangers is evident. The walk is self-guided, but if you don't go with a hired guide, you can't access the lagoon, only a viewpoint from which you can see it from a great distance. The scenery is beautiful, but we didn't see any flamingos, swans, or anything else. The access road is very rough. Truck after truck is constantly entering the YPF station; apparently, they're extracting oil within the protected area. I'm left with a huge concern for the fate of this valuable place, so neglected by the province of Mendoza.

Valeria Alic

2023-01-13

We went in early January 2023 with a prior reservation for a self-guided excursion. When we arrived, the park ranger wasn't there; there were storms that day, and we saw that there's supposedly a campground at the park headquarters. The road from Malargüe on Route 186 is quite deteriorated, with washboarding, potholes, sandy sections, and other problems, but it's used by trucks and other vehicles. There's no cell phone service in the area. We continued past the lagoon on Route 186, junctioning with Route 180 because Bardas Blancas was closed, and the road is just as difficult. The lagoon itself is beautiful, but the services are quite neglected.