Departure of the city by Cerrillos, El Carril, Pulares, La Quebrada de Escoipe is an anteroom for the winding Cuesta del Obispo, reaching its highest point in the Piedra del Molino 3348 masl. This high point represents a gate between two valleys: the Lerma (lower and temperate) and the Calchaquíes (between cords of precordillera, about 1200 meters higher and more arid). Then, continuing along the Straight of Tin Tin, Of a strange perfect construction traced to about 3000 meters of height, in Inca times, and stopping in the National Park Los Cardones and Payogasta, until the typical colonial town of Cachi, on the margins of the Calchaquí River. At 2210 masl at the foot of the Nevado de Cachi. The picturesque village is surrounded by hills and mountains belonging to the Precordillera de Los Andes. It has a colonial style, mixed with what its primitive inhabitants left behind. It has a central square surrounded by cobbled streets and houses with stone bases, adobe walls lined with white lime and sand, wrought iron gratings, cane roofs or cane covered with mud. The excursion visits the Archaeological Museum and parish church. Return to Salta by the same road.
Departures 7:30 AM
Duration 12 hours
