La Carolina Day Trip

Find out all about gold mining in Argentina on this day trip from San Luis to La Carolina, where you'll explore a gold mine for yourself!

La Carolina Day Trip

After picking you up from your hotel in San Luis at 7:30 am, we'll set off across the Pancanta Valley to La Carolina, a mining town named after the Spanish King Charles III.

Upon arrival, we will discuss the town's history related to the "gold fever" of the 18th century, when gold was transported to Chile for melting at the Santiago Mint.

We will visit the La Carolina gold mine, where you will wear mining gear before exploring the tunnels to learn about historical gold mining techniques.

After the guided tour of the mine, we will head to the outskirts of La Carolina to visit the Inti Huasi cave, a significant prehistoric site where we will learn about the hominids that inhabited different caves.

Following the cave visit, you will have an hour of free time for lunch in La Carolina before we return to your hotel in San Luis, arriving around 2:30 pm.