Passenger Waybill:
Salta and Jujuy, Argentina

San Miguel de Tucumán

Our trip begins in Tucumán´s capital city, famous for its intense commercial and industrial life and also, why not, because of its nightlife with discos, restaurants, cafés and casino. During the day, it offers a variety of walks, squares and flowery parks that justify that this small province (the smallest in Argentina) is known as «The garden of the republic».
To the east the plains extend and to the west are the mountains, like the Calchaquíes summits and the Nevados of Aconquija. The central part that crosses the Sali' river, is ideal due to its fertile ground and the appropriate climate for the development of agriculture.

From Tafí del Valle to Cafayate

As a compulsory stop, the zone of the Indio, with its homonymous monument, lodges an interesting artisan fair full of mates, looms and souvenirs of the zone. You can also visit the towns of Mollar or Tafi, in Tucumán.

Amaicha

Situated in the Calchaquíes Valleys, on the Amaicha River, it’s well known for its production of home made wine, alfajores, turrones and quesillos. You can buy tweeds of alpaca and vicuña. It has a comfortable camping. Nearby you can visit the Pachamama Complex, that lodges a museum with 4 rooms dedicated, respectively, to ethnology, geology, tapestry and painting and a patio with sculptures; Los Zazos - 5 km away-, little settlement that produces hand made products and patero wines.
El Remate - 8 km away -, opening between the mountains with cascades where the Amaicha River is born. Also, the Ampimpa dam, the viewpoint of the Calchaquí valley. The Quilmes Ruins (in Tucumán) considered the biggest pre Hispanic settlement in Argentina.

Cachi

Cachi is a little town located 157 km away from Salta City and 2280 meters above the sea level that is born in the union of the rivers Cachi and Calchaquí. It has the characteristic mixture of the towns of the north: the colonial styles but mixed with details of the pre-Columbian art. As far as the gastronomy is concerned, there are cafes, restaurants and dining rooms near the main square where you can taste different local dishes: humitas, tamales, locro or empanadas.
What to visit: the archaeological museum (where you can see objects in ceramics of the old indigenous of the zone), the San José Church, the Old Town, the viewpoint, the cemetery and 9 of July square. A few kilometers away you can visit the town of Cachi Adentro.

Cafayate

It is the entrance to the Calchaquíes valleys. Known as "the paradise where the sun and the good wine reign", this zone of the valleys has a combination of temperature and humidity that create an ideal microclimate for the development of the torrontés grape. There are several warehouses that can de visited for free like Bodega la Rosa, Etchart and Domingo Brothers, Banda or Nanni, to know the manufacturing process and to taste the wine from the barrel.
What to visit: the museum of the wine, the cathedral, the archaeological museum deprived Brave Rodolfo, the artisan market, the tinajas and vessels of Cristófani. Only 7 Kilometers away, at the East Side of the Colorado River, you can visit the cave paintings and you can try fishing trout.

On the way to Alemanía

Alemanía is a locality situated mid way between Cafayate and Salta. From Cafayate to Alemanía you can find the quebrada of Las Conchas River. This route is worth visiting with its unique formations of rock with funny shapes and names such as The Dunes, The Castles, The Obelisk, The Friar, The Frog, Priest, The amphitheater and The Devil’s Throat.

Molinos

This village of an irregular layout with houses of adobe and earth tiles, with galleries and porches offers different points that are worth visiting: the church, historical monument, constructed in 1639, where rests the mummified corpse of the last realistic governor Don Nicolás Severo the Isasmendi. In front of the church is the country house (today Inn of Molinos). 8 km away is the indigenous ruins of the tribe of the Chicoanas of the pre-Hispanic time. Great breeding farms of vicuñas.

Cuesta del Obispo - Recta de Tin Tín

Cuesta del Obispo is a road that connects Chicoana with a place called Piedra del Molino (stone of the mill), that is a small chapel in the mountain’s summit. The maximum height is of 3410 over the sea level just where the Recta de Tin Tin ends. 11 km in straight line over flat land, after the Payogasta plain. During the trip, you pass through all kinds of landscapes, with green, red, lilac, black and yellow mountains.

Salta City – Historical trip in the city

The city, built in the Lerma Valley, stands out because of its colonial style, its one or two story building, its narrow streets and sideways, all surrounded by mountains. Its downtown is full of national historical monuments (most of them were declared in 1941):
- San Francisco Church: finished in 1625 it was rebuilt several times, the last one being in 1870, when the architect Luis Giorgi modified the front by building the tower, the highest in South America with its 53 meters high.
- Cabildo: it dates from the foundation times, even though successive constructions replaced the one of 1582. Today it is a museum, and keeps valuable collections that allow visitors to appreciate the historical past of the province.
- San Bernardo Convent: It’s the most antique of the religious buildings in Salta. At the beginning it was the San Bernardo Ermit, and afterwards the San Andrés Hospital. Since the beginning of the XX century it has become the monastery of the Carmelitas. Its algarrobo carved door it a jewel of Salta´s colonial art and was done by the aborigines in 1762.
- Cathedral Basilica: images of the Lord and the Virgin of the Miracle are kept there, the patron saints of the city since 1962. Also, near the entrance door is the famous “Panteón de las Glorias del Norte” (Pantheon of the northern glories), where they lay, among others General Güemes and General Antonio de Arenales. It was declared national historical monument in 1947.
- Güemes's monument: At the foot of the San Bernardo hill and guarding the city.
The capital city has an important nightlife that Is concentrated in Balcarce Street. Pubs and bars play music from Credence, national rock and roll up to chill out and live bands that promise a night full of “rock and roll”.

Purmamarca

Purmamarca means "Town of the Virgin Earth", in aimará and it is a small town framed by spectacular hills of colors in Jujuy, unique in all the country known as «The mountain of the seven colors». In the main square one active artisan fair takes place, with typical handmade products of the quebrada, such as carpets, diverse wood statues, local clothes, vessels and medicinal plants. The small town is very attractive because it is located on the base of incredible multicolor hills. It is recommended to visit the old church, declared National Historical Monument, built in 1648, on the main square. The town offers the traveler lodging infrastructure, gastronomy and excursions.

Cuesta de Lipán - Salinas Grandes

Situated in the road that leads to the Paso de Jama, they are one of the mayor depressions of Jujuy Province with more than 12.000 hectares of salt in the open sky.

Tilcara

Here is the "pucara" (fortress) famous for being the best one reconstructed of the Quebrada of Humahuaca, Jujuy. Tilcara can be chosen as a basis to visit the quebrada because it has a good lodging infrastructure: camping, hostels, hotels, restaurants and folkloric «peñas». It has a Church built in 1797 but inaugurated in 1865 and the museum of archaeology Dr. Eduardo Casanova, which has mommies and a collection of elements of the cultures of Peru, Tiahuanaku, etc. that are worth visiting.

Humahuaca

It’s worth mentioning its narrow pebbled streets that you should cross on foot, with its one-story houses that keep their historical features. The Humahuaca Parade very popular among the local people is one of the most famous and attracts locals and foreigners. It lasts 8 days and in its preparations involves masks, costumes, colorful suits and rites. In Humahuaca there is a wide range of museums that show craftworks, folklore, paintings and sculptures. It has lodging infrastructure, restaurants and excursions. Visit the Independence Monument and Tumbaya.

Iruya

Iruya is a little town situated almost 350 kilometers away from Salta City that seems to be hanging from the mountains and suspended in time. It is 2780 m.s above the sea level, and stands on a promontory in the valley of the Iruya river. The road to Iruya has thousands of breathtaking landscapes. The town keeps its steep, narrow streets paved with stones and the thatched houses as well as the customs and clothes of 250 years ago. In its environs you can find the pre-Columbian ruins of Titiconte. One of its main attractions are the religious celebrations, like the celebration of the Pachamama, where the pagan and the sacred are mixed.