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Ruins and History of the Andean Northwest

Pucará

Looming over Tilcara is the sprawling pre-Incan hilltop fortress, Pucará. The partially reconstructed ruins are one kilometer south of Plaza Prado and include homes, corrals, a temple and a ...

Types: Activity Info., Ruin
Location: Tilcara, Argentina

Las Pailas is an intriguing set of ancient ruins approximately 16 kilometers (10 mi) west of Cachi, including a complex irrigation system and intricate circular dwellings. The view of white-tipped ...

Types: Other Activity
Location: Cachi, Argentina

Museo de Arqueologia de Alta Montana

This archaeological museum chronicles the 1999 dig that unearthed the three Llullaillaco children, who were sacrificed over 500 years ago on the summit Mount Llullaillaco near the Chilean border. ...

Types: Museum
Location: Salta, Argentina

Huachichocana and the Cave Paintings

Just 10 kilometers from Purmamarca is the small town of Huachichocana, a pretty part of the gorge that makes an excellent bike or horseback riding day trip. Perhaps more interesting, however, are the ...

Types: Cultural Tour
Location: Purmamarca, Argentina

Cerro San Isidoro

Cerro San Isidoro, located five kilometers (3 mi) west of town, contains ancient cave paintings from the region’s indigenous people. There are also wonderful views of the Aconquija mountain range ...

Types: Other Activity
Location: Cafayate, Argentina

Museo Antropológico

For pre-Hispanic history, Salta’s thorough anthropological museum is the place to be. It began as a study of the Tastil ruins, but today contains both pre-Columbian and Incan artifacts. Some of the ...

Types: Museum
Location: Salta, Argentina

Museo Provincial Cóndor Huasi

The Museo Provincial Cóndor Huasi has an impressive collection of Diaguita artifacts. The vast quantity of ceramics, along with bronze and silver items, cover all four archaeological periods. The ...

Types: Museum
Location: Belén, Argentina

Museo Arqueológico

Museo Arqueológico is a petite museum with an impressive collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts from the local indigenous ...

Types: Museum
Location: Tucuman, Argentina

Museo Arqueológico Provincial

The Museo Arqueológico Provincial is a good walkthrough on a lazy afternoon, but not an essential sight. For most visitors, short of archaeology buffs, the highlight of the five-room museum is ...

Types: Museum
Location: Jujuy, Argentina

The Great Outdoors of the Andean Northwest

Parque Nacional Calilegua

Located to the east of San Salvador de Jujuy, Parque Nacional Calilegua covers 76,306 hectares of mountainous terrain that include faults, glens and very steep mountain ranges originating in the ...

Types: Other Activity
Location: Jujuy, Argentina

Rafting

All the rivers and waterworks in the area make it easy to believe how popular rafting is in Bariloche. Most rafting takes place on the Rio Manso, which is broken into three main sections: Manso ...

Types: Other Activity
Location: Bariloche, Argentina

Paseo de los Colorados

Starting at one end of town and winding around the Cerro de Siete Colores to the other, this circuit affords spectacular views and an up-close look at the amazing rock formations of the mountain. ...

Types: Hiking
Location: Purmamarca, Argentina

Dique Cabra Corral

This placid reservoir is Argentina’s largest manmade lake and Salta’s hub for outdoor activity. Any water sport one might think of, from fishing to jet skis, can be enjoyed here. For the gutsier, ...

Types: Boating, Bungee Jumping, Hiking, Horseback Riding
Location: Salta, Argentina

Tilcara Cycling

So many attractions in the mountains outside the city make two wheels a great way to get around. The Bicicleteria is a small shop at 700 Belgrano, a minute from the tourist office. They are open from ...

Types: Bicycling
Location: Tilcara, Argentina

Quebrada de las Conchas

Travel north from Cafayate toward Salta along National Route 68 to view the amazing Quebrada de las Conchas (Gorge of Shells). The rock formations here, with names like El Anfiteatro (Km 48), ...

Types: Other Activity
Location: Cafayate, Argentina

Garganta del Diablo

Garganta del Diablo (devil’s throat) is a massive rock formation and waterfall seven kilometers from Tilcara. From town, it is a two hour hike, half hour car ride or it can be reached on ...

Types: Activity Info., Hiking, Horseback Riding, Major Attraction
Location: Tilcara, Argentina

Parque Nacional Los Cardones

Parque Nacional Los Cardones has breathtaking views from altitudes varying between 2,700 meters (8,858 ft) and 5,000 meters (16,404 ft). A walk in this park brings you through an amazing landscape of ...

Types: Other Activity
Location: Cachi, Argentina

Hiking Cerro de la Virgen

Cerro de la Virgen is a nice day hike in the Cachi area, through hanging valley slopes freckled with huge boulders to incredible views of the Calchaquí Valley. As the trail is not well marked, it is ...

Types: Hiking
Location: Cachi, Argentina

Quebrada de los Flechas

A visit north of Cafayate to the Quebrada de los Flechas (Gorge of Arrows) is a breathtaking experience. The massive rocks are eroded into impossible-looking shapes and tall peaks that rise high into ...

Types: Other Activity
Location: Cafayate, Argentina

Aconquija Trekking

Things to see: Andes condors, valleys, Calchaquies Valley, jungle, horseback riding, mountain towns, rural schools, native people. ...

Types: Hiking
Location: Tucuman, Argentina

Tours throughout the Andean Northwest

Elicar Turismo

Elicar Turismo is a respected travel agency that has a lot of experience in national and international tourism. The staff is friendly and professional, and it's easy to request a bilingual guide if ...

Types: Tour Operator
Location: Jujuy, Argentina

Montanas Tucumanas

Montañas Tucumanas is a company dedicated to adventure tourism and to mountain activities in Northern Argentina. From our beginnings in1994, we trained and specialized in the conduction and pedagogy ...

Types: Tour Operator
Location: Tucuman, Argentina

Ser Andino

Ser Andino is another well-respected travel agency located in the vicinity of San Salvador de Jujuy (it's actually in the nearby town of Humahuaca). The bilingual guides know their stuff and are ...

Types: Tour Operator
Location: Jujuy, Argentina

Ortega Turismo

Expect to get about the same offers here as at most of the other tourist agencies. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. If needed, a bilingual guide can be ...

Types: Tour Operator
Location: Jujuy, Argentina

Cachi Tours

Fernando Gamarra offers guided tours of Valle Encantado where erosion has carved shapes into the mountain’s rocks, as well as to the desert landscape of Los Cardones National Park (Benjamín ...

Types: Tour Operator
Location: Cachi, Argentina

Belén Tours

The relatively young tourist agency Ampujaco is the best choice in town. The guides are friendly and some are bilingual. The agency offers exhilarating four-wheel drive outings, as well as hiking and ...

Types: Tour Operator
Location: Belén, Argentina

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