Santa Cruz Car Rental Guide
On this page, you will find information about car rental in Santa Cruz, but in the airport and downtown. The page also presents the main car rental and driving restrictions valid in Argentina.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
In Argentina, driving is on the right hand side of the road and passing on the left. The legal driving age is 16. All passengers must use seatbelts at all times. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
When a school bus stops and its red lights are flashing, it means that traffic travelling in both directions must stop. A flashing red traffic light means you must come to a complete stop and check that the road is clear before proceeding. Traffic lights go from red to green with no intermediate amber light.
You should have your headlights on when driving, even at daytime. Driving with parking lights only is illegal.
It is illegal to park on a pedestrian crossing, within an intersection or within 6 metres of these. Do not park within 6 metres of a Stop sign, a Yield sign or traffic light. Double-parking and parking along a red or yellow curb are illegal. Vehicles must always be parked in the direction of traffic.
Emergency Numbers
Police: 10
Fire: 100
Ambulance: 107
Road Tolls
There are road tolls on motorways in Argentina.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Argentina
Car – el alquiler de coches
Car rental – coche
Drive a car – conducir un coche
About Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a small town situated on the south margin of the mouth of the River Santa Cruz. Near the town there is a hot spring with curative qualities. The Santa Cruz estuary offers the possibility to practise waterskiing, windsailing and fishing. In the centre of the estuary there is a seabirds colony. There is a Rural Society in the town, with a market where they sell sheep at an auction.
You can visit several historical monuments, museums and churches in the town.
Area:
Population: 3,000
Country: Argentina
Time Zone: GMT - 4
Telephone Area Code: 33
Monetary Unit: Argentinian Peso
