Balcarce is a place to go a few days or just a weekend escape to disconnect from the city. A 400 km from Buenos Aires, Balcarce invites you to relax with its landscape of mountains, lakes, streams and fertile valleys.

Its undulating hills of the cuts a little with the pampas, the city surrounds and protects their productive land, mainly in agriculture and livestock.

The city of Balcarce was founded in 1876 by Joseph A. Chaves and José de la Cuadra. It has a population of 41,560 residents and continues to maintain its air of little town.

One of the main attractions of the city is the racetrack and the Automobile Museum Juan Manuel Fangio who is a native of Balcarce. There are also other attractions such as the Municipal Park Cerro El Triunfo, Laguna Brava and San Jose church, a building of great architectural value. An ideal place field, Balcarce is a great destination to consider.

In Balcarce there are options for tourism and fishing trips, bike tours, trekking and paragliding tandem flights and hang gliding.

The Sierra La Barrosa is one of the best places for sports like mountain biking and trekking to rock climbing without ropes. A mountain bike ride is another option to explore these beautiful landscapes and sports.

Another amazing place to visit is Laguna Brava. Water is a mirror of 420 hectares with a depth between 4 and 6 meters.

On the south shore of the water mirror, you get to Ruca Lauquen acre site complex which has cabins and camping area inn.

another place to visit is emblematic of Balcarce factory race cars, unique in South America created by Tulio Crespi.

Without doubt one of the main attractions is the Museum of Balcarce Motorsports Juan Manuel Fangio which pays tribute to five times Formula 1 champion.

The food is typical of his parents balcarceñas Balcarce. Places to try are La Cantina or Route 55.

To get there, go via Route 29 to the spot where St. Albert connects with National Route 226 to the junction with the provincial 55. From this intersection have to walk 4 kilometers to the center of Balcarce.

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