While I've been here, I've learned that Malargue is a town that has its roots in mining and farming but has developed into more of a touristy place. It is about an hour's drive from Las Lenas, the largest ski area in Argentina. The town also tries to promote other outdoor activities here such as hiking, spelunking, horseback riding, wildlife watching... From the people I've spoken to, it's sounds like over the years the town has become more and more focused on tourism, which drives up the prices in the town but it also means there are more places to eat than I would expect for a town this size.
I've noticed that Malargue has a number of stray dogs running around the town. I also noticed that a lot of houses and businesses here use elevated baskets to store their trash. It took me a little bit to put the two together and realize that they used the baskets to keep the dogs from going through their trash. I've heard that there are some notorious dogs around the Observatory, but nobody on this trip has been bitten.
Apparently we also need to keep an eye out for dancing businessmen in the street, but I haven't seen any.
Malargue also has a clock tower in the middle of town which lights up at night. It's somewhat awkwardly placed in the middle of the intersection but it lights up at night and is a good point of reference.
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