Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52)
A masterpiece of Argentine highway engineering. Ascends out of the colorful indigenous village of Purmamarca via an immaculate, banked ribbon of asphalt that climbs 6,500 vertical feet in 20 miles. Crests the Abra de Potrerillos pass at 13,680 feet before descending onto the dazzling, blinding-white expanse of the Salinas Grandes salt flats.
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How many curves and miles is Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52)? ▼
Cuesta del Lipán & Salinas Grandes (Ruta 52) spans 41 miles and packs approximately 190 curves (4.6 curves per mile) with an elevation delta of 7,200 ft - 13,680 ft (Abra de Potrerillos 4,170m) and technical rating 8.5/10.
Where are the start and end coordinates? ▼
The route starts at Purmamarca (Hill of Seven Colors), Jujuy, Argentina (Latitude -23.7483, Longitude -65.4989) and finishes at Salinas Grandes High Salt Flat, Jujuy, Argentina (Latitude -23.6167, Longitude -65.8667).
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Click the "Download Free GPX" button on this guide. The standard XML file is 100% free and ready to load into Garmin zūmo, BMW Motorrad Connected, Rever, Scenic, or Google Maps.