Tafí del Valle - Dique La Angostura (costa norte)

About this spot

• air10-25 kt
• exploreViento del valle (este) · Sudeste · Oeste
• wavesChoppy
• signal_cellular_altIntermediate
• calendar_monthBest: Jan–Dec

The La Angostura dam, El Mollar lake, is in the centre of the Tafí valley, at almost 2,000 m altitude, between El Mollar and Tafí del Valle. This spot is the west coast of the lake in its northern section: an open grassland that reaches the water, south of the stream mouth, with a dirt track that goes down from the gravel road almost to the shore. It is one of the two most popular areas for riding on the lake; the other is about 900 m south, on the El Mollar side. Kite has been practised on the lake since 2005 and a sign from the Tourism Secretariat presents it as favourable for sailing and windsurf due to its winds. You ride with the valley thermal, which rises from the plains through the gorge and enters the lake from the east and southeast from midday until mid-afternoon; in the early morning the lake is usually glassy. On this coast the east wind comes in onshore and the southeast cross-onshore from the right, so the wind brings you back to the shore. It is a moderate wind, local riders talk about gusts of around 14 kt, and at this altitude the air is less dense: take a larger size than at sea level. The good months are from September to March; in summer afternoon storms are common. The west wind is offshore on this coast and you cannot go out. With onshore wind, set up and launch far from the water. The shore has reeds and a strip of low vegetation: north of the launch area there is a wet meadow with the stream mouth and to the south a reed bed, it is better not to launch there. There are fishing boats and rental kayaks on the lake. The dam is within the La Angostura Provincial Reserve: look after the shoreline vegetation. There are no services on the coast; El Mollar, 3 km away, and Tafí del Valle have accommodation, food and petrol. Photos: "Embalse La Angostura" by Dario Alpern (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "Lago La Angostura, Tafí del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina" by Avilaroman (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; "DIQUE LA ANGOSTURA - panoramio" by yoryet (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

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