Pivn Man Antu

Pismanta lies in the Iglesia valley among the mountains of San Juan, where warm springs rise from the ground. The waters were known to the indigenous inhabitants of the region, who used them for their reputed healing properties. A local legend associates the springs with a Huarpe chief named Pismanta, who hid in a cave rather than surrender to the conquerors. The valley forms part of a dry mountain landscape east of the high Andes.