Paddling near Aimogasta, La Rioja

Aimogasta sits in the arid Tinogasta-Arauco corridor of La Rioja province, where the landscape is defined by desert scrub and the seasonal flows of Andean-fed rivers. Paddling in the immediate area centres on the Río de los Sauces and, further afield, the reservoir at Dique de Chañarmuyo, which provides the most reliable flatwater in the region.