By far the most happening city in the north of the country.
The nightlife pumps: a young population combined with a steady stream of travelers heading to/from Bolivia give the streets a lively feel lacking in many towns in the region.
Some wonderfully well-preserved colonial architecture.
Salta is the center for excursions to the subtroopical montane forests of Perque Nacional El Finca Rey, the polychrome desert canyons of El Toro and Cafayate, along with their vineyards, and the sterile but scenic salt lakes and volcnoes of the Andean highlands.
pop 3,300. Rising above the Rio Grande valley, an isolated hill provides the site for the reconstructed pre-Colombian fortification of El Pucará...built from stone and one of the biggest in the region; basically a fortified town with restored houses adn an old church. Very little is known about the site, but it is quite large and there are teriffic views.
Mellow little town fast becoming a hot destination, as much for wine-tasting possibilities as for access to the surreal landscape of the Quebrada de Cafayate. Everything is within walking distance, including the wineries.
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