Parque de los Menhires

Salta & the Andean Northwest


At pretty El Mollar, at the other end of the valley from Tafí, you can visit the Parque de los Menhires on the plaza, where there is a collection of more than 100 carved standing stones, found in the surrounding area. They were produced by the Tafí culture some 2000 years ago.


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