ARGENTINA
JUJUY
QUEBRADA DE HUMAHUACA WHS
An Andean valley 155 kilometers long that runs north-south from the Altiplano, flanked by Eastern Cordillera and carved by the Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraguay River . Quechua people.
The gorge was the scene of different ancestral cultures dating back 10,000 years, including the ” Omaguacas “, who gave the place its name. It served as a route for the Incas (15th to 16th centuries) and an obligatory passage for expeditions and colonizers and an important commercial route during the viceregal period. It linked distant and different territories and cultures, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Andes to the southern plains.
Its main economic activities are agriculture with llama and sheep farming, handicrafts Andean potatoes stand out.
Associated with a string of fortified towns known as pucaras. Several churches and chapels and a vibrant vernacular architectural tradition.
The natural/ landscape experience is more interesting than the cultural aspect. Pre-Hispanic sites are difficult to find. Buses run hourly along the valley road, stopping at each village to pick up passengers.
Inca Cueva site (relatively modern name) where signs ( petroglyphs, carved stones whose age is estimated at 10 millennia. Inca Cueva Hike
Coctaca terraced agricultural lands but extremely difficult unpaved road to drive, lots of cactuses, and a town that seemed uninhabited.
Humahuaca is a relatively large town catering mostly to backpackers. lovely ruin of the Torre de Santa Barbara), and an enormous Heroes of the Independence Monument. colourful street art.
Amphitheatre” at the end of the slim valley of the 13 curves. red, narrow, high cliffs.
Purmamarca (population: 360) – very touristy with dirt streets, colonial architecture, cactus wood ceilings, adobe walls. Daily crafts fair in main square in front of the Santa Rosa de Lima Church.
Seven Coloured Hill (Cerro de los Siete Colores) behind town.
Posta de Hornillos 16th-century travellers rest, now a museum
Paseo de los colorados spectacular colored rocks. Paleta del Pintor and the cemetery of Maimará. Museo Arqueológico Eduardo Casanova.
Uquía
Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula – all white, low and relatively unadorned, but is famous for its paintings of angels armed with colonial guns.
Quebrada de las Señoritas. Spectacular canyon with white and red rock pillars. Caves. Cerro Las Señoritas Trek
Tropic of Capricorn Sundial.
Tilcara picturesque, Wild West.
Pueäcará de Tilcara is a fortified village, completely restored, dry stone, relatively large settlement, on top of a hill. more an ancient village than a defensive structure. archeologists rebuilt parts of the Pucará but with wrong techniques and a road that destroyed parts of the archeological site. Archeological museum is nice.
Garganta del Diablo is an impressively thin and steep gorge containing a small waterfall just south-east of the town. restaurants with great ambiance Khuska and El Nuevo Progreso
Jardín Botánico de Altura.
Salinas Grandes de Jujuy (second largest salt flats in the world after Uyuni, Bolivia) and Calilegua National Park.
SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY
SAN PEDRO DE JUJUY
Airports: Jujuy (JUJ)
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Jujuy: Museo Histórico Provincial Juan Galo Lavalle
House and Biographical Museums: Jujuy: Cultural and Museum Center House Macedonio Graz
Religious Temples: Jujuy: Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour
House and Biographical Museums: Yavi: Museo Provincial Casa Hacienda Del Marques de Tojo
World of Nature: Calilegua NP, Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca: Montaña de los 7 colores, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Quebrada de las Señoritas
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines: Cuevas del Wayra
Lakes: Laguna de los Pozuelos
Rivers: Bermejo River
DARE: Argentina – Jujuy – Santa Catalina municipality
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ARGENTINA – SALTA
SALTA World Cities and Popular Towns
Airports: Salta (SLA)
Salta Cable Car, Train to the Clouds, Scenic Road – Cuesta del Obispo
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Guemes Museum
History Museum of the North
Art Museums
Museo Casa Arias Rengel
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo – Argentina
Museum of Fine Arts in Salta
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums
Museum of Anthropology
Museum of High Altitude Archaeology
Religious Temples
Basilica of San Francisco
Cathedral of Salta
Iglesia Nuestra Senora de La Candelaria de La Vina
Hospitality Legends: Patios del Cafayate Hotel
Museums – Various: Museum of the Vine and Wine of Cafayate
TARTAGAL
Villages and Small Towns
CACHI
Religious Temples: Cachi: Iglesia San José
Bizzarium: Cachi: Ovnipuerto
CAFAYATE
Waterfalls: Cafayate: Cascadas del Rio Colorado
Well-being: Wineries: Cafayate wineries area
Bizzarium: Cafayate: Strange House
IRUNA
DARE Salta extreme northwest (Iruya and Santa Victoria departments)
Tentative WHS: Valle Calchaquí (15/11/2001)
World of Nature: Los Cardones NP, Quebrada de las Conchas, Quebrada de las Flechas, Salinas Grandes
Mountains: Llullaillaco
Rivers: Bermejo River, Pilcomayo River, Salado del Norte River
