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Salta & the Andean Northwest

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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

    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

    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

    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

    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…

  • The Centro Cultural América in downtown Salta.

    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

    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

    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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