Provincial Roads toured Route 98 reaching 30 kilometers of water surface, where the first snow slab was found. Is expected to begin in a few days work, to clear the way for access to one of the most beautiful nature reserves in the province. Provincial Roads toured Route 98, the road to Laguna del Diamante, to observe the conditions in which it is located and provide jobs for an upcoming rating. As reported by Claudio Guizzo, coordinator of public works agency in San Carlos, the road is in good condition, blocked only by the slabs of ice, which in a few days will begin to stir. The inspection by Roads came to about 30 miles before the lake, past the Stone Cross shelter, where the masses of ice prevented further transit. For now, the arrival of a bulldozer to begin the cleanup, scheduled for next week is expected. Expectations are that the road can be opened in the first weeks of December, no show any problems related to climate factor. The Laguna del Diamante is a nature reserve, located 230 kilometers from the city of Mendoza and 130 kilometers from the Villa San Carlos header. This is one of the city’s most scenic charm of the province, with the whole of the descent of the foothills, the foothills, mountains and vast Ollada 6 kilometers pond at the foot of Maipo, an extinct volcano 5323 meters of height in the range limit. Access National Route 40 is performed first, which is paved to the town of Pareditas. Thence south is consolidated road. Then you can choose to turn off to the Provincial Route 101 and continue on Route 40 because since both must then take the Provincial Route 98, passable only in summer. The Laguna del Diamante falls within the Provincial Natural Protected Area was declared in 1995 by Law No. 6,200. It has about 13,000 hectares and protects an important section of the crest of the main ridge in the Central Andes. Includes the Maipo volcano and lake itself, which is one of the main reservoirs of fresh water in the province and in South America.
