This well-presented and professionally arranged museum on the plaza gives an account of the surrounding area’s cultural evolution, with good background information (in Spanish) on archaeological methods. Don’t miss the wall in the secondary patio, composed of stones with petroglyphs.
Museo Arqueológico
Salta & Jujuy Provinces
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