Paddling near Santa Lucía, San Juan

Santa Lucía sits in the arid Cuyo region of San Juan province, where the Río San Juan and a chain of reservoirs cut through the desert landscape. The Embalse Dique de Ullum, just west of the city, is the area's main flatwater destination for kayaking and SUP, while Dique Punta Negra provides a second still-water option further out. The Río San Juan itself runs close to town and draws paddlers looking for moving water in an otherwise semi-arid setting.