HUMAHUACA // JUJUY

Route: 488 km
Departure: 07.00 am
Length: 14 hours aprox.

Leaving Salta to Jujuy, going through a sown valley of sugar cane and tobacco to get into the Humahuaca Gorge, named as a Humanity Wealth by the UNESCO.

We’ll get to Purmamarca, known by its seven color hill. We’ll visit its church and the colorful main square with a lot of craftsmen places where we can get typical crafts from the gorge. Moving on to Tilcara and visiting the Pucará, an ancient native fortress strategically located, surrounded by cactus and multicolor mountains, where we are having a long walk through the ruins to get into the archaeological museum. The trip continues to Humahuaca, where we’ll have some time for lunch and visit the craftsmen fair as well as the Independence Monument.

On our way back, we’ll visit the ancient Uquía church along with its harquebus angels. Short stop to appreciate the ‘Paleta del Pintor’ in Maimará and a short trip in San Salvador de Jujuy visiting its main monuments. Arrival to Salta.