How to drive the mountain road to La Laguna reservoir?

Embalse la Laguna is a high mountain reservoir at an elevation of 3.180m (10,433ft) above sea level located in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.

Embalse La Laguna

Where is La Laguna reservoir?

Set high in the heart of the Chilean Andes, the reservoir, also known as Coquimbo o Laguna Grande, was built in the 1950’s. It’s located in the eastern part of the country.

How long is the road to La Laguna reservoir?

The road to the lake is 112km long, running west-east from Huanta (Vicuña, Coquimbo) to Paso de Agua Negra mountain pass, on the Chilean-Argentinian border.

Is the road to La Laguna reservoir unpaved?

The road is called Ruta 41. It is a high mountain route mixing paved and unpaved sections. From Huanta to the reservoir, the road is completely paved. Along the reservoir, the track turns into gravel. Driving right at the water level with no guardrails can be daunting for many drivers, and the route features a constant risk of rockslides.

 

 

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