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Overview

Argentina’s hardscrabble northwest sits beneath the mighty snowcapped Andes, where a confluence of wind, water, ice and time has conjured weird, wonderful rockscapes, streaked with minerals and glowing red in the sun. Nature speaks powerfully here, lending the region a certain mystery.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Quilmes

Salta & the Andean Northwest

Dating from about AD 1000, Quilmes was a complex indigenous urban settlement that occupied about 30 hectares and housed as many as 5000 people. The…

Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña

Salta

One of northern Argentina's premier museums, MAAM has a serious and informative exhibition focusing on Inca culture and, in particular, the child…

Centro Cultural del Bicentenario

Salta & the Andean Northwest

This excellent cultural center is an airy, modern space housing three museums, all imaginatively displayed; the highlight is the anthropological…

Finca las Nubes

Cafayate

Located 5km southwest of Cafayate along the road to Río Colorado (it’s signposted ‘Mounier’), this small, organic and friendly winery has a fabulous…

Centro Cultural América

Salta

A former church built in French academia style between 1721 and 1732, in 1913 it became Salta’s most important social club until the government took it…

Pachamama Museum, Amaicha del Valle, Argentina.

Museo de Pachamama

Salta & the Andean Northwest

The ornate and unusual Museo de Pachamama combines a picturesque collection of indigenous art and artifacts with the sculpture and tapestries of the…

Casa de la Independencia

Salta & the Andean Northwest

Students and families descend from far and wide to visit this late-colonial mansion where a collection of Unitarist lawyers and clerics declared Argentina…

Pajcha – Museo de Arte Étnico Americano

Salta

This eye-opening private museum is worth seeing if you’re interested in indigenous art and culture. Juxtaposing archaeological finds with contemporary and…

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