Province
of
Salta


Area: 155.488 Km²
Population: 1.079.422 inhabitants
Density: 6,9 inhabitants per Km²
Capital: Salta

Getting Here
 Lodging and Accommodation
 Things to do Places to visit
 Shopping
 Further information


Getting Here

By air. Flights from Buenos Aires to El Aybal airport, 9 Km away from Salta.
By bus. From the City of Buenos Aires to Salta, Metán, Rosario de la Frontera and San Ramón de la Nueva Orán.

Distances from Salta: Buenos Aires 1,605 Km, Córdoba 902 Km, San Miguel de Tucumán 311 Km, San Salvador de Jujuy 103 Km.


Lodging and Accommodation   

Number and category of accommodations. Angastaco: 1 (2*). Cachi: 1 (3*), 2 (2*). Cafayate: 1 (3*), 3 (2*). Chicoana: 1 (3*). Coronel Moldes: 1 (4*), 1 (3*). Embarcación: 1 (2*). Molinos: 1 (2*). Rosario de la Frontera: 2 (2*). Salta: 5 (4*), 11 (3*), 7 (2*). San Lorenzo: 2 (3*). San Ramón de la Nueva Orán: 1 (3*), 1 (2*). Tartagal: 1 (4*), 1 (3*), 2 (2*).
Other lodging facilities: Campo Quijano, Cerrillos, General Martín M. de Güemes, La Poma, Las Lajitas, Metán, San Antonio de los Cobres, San Carlos.


Things to do   

ADVENTURE TOURISM. Climbing snow-covered peaks, canoeing and windsurfing in the reservoirs, and trekking in the national parks.

FISHING in the region’s streams, rivers, and reservoirs.

PEÑAS FOLKLÓRICAS. Peñas folklóricas are typical in Salta. They are places where you can go for dinner or to have a drink while enjoying guitar music, songs, and traditional dances.

CASINO in Salta.

Places to visit  

SALTA "THE BEAUTIFUL". Its name comes from the Aymará word "sagta", which means "the very beautiful one". This city has the best preserved colonial architecture in the country. Its most significant buildings surround the main square: the Cathedral, the Cabildo or Town Council which houses the Museo Histórico del Norte (North Historical Museum); the Casa de Uriburu and the Museo de Bellas Artes (Museum of Fine Arts). The church of San Francisco has one of the highest church towers in America (53 m) and the Convento de San Bernardo belongs to the Carmelite Order.

TREN A LAS NUBES - "TRAIN TO THE CLOUDS" This 219 Km long railway starts at the provincial capital and crosses the giant iron viaduct La Polvorilla, which is 4,182 m above sea level. It also crosses the Valle de Lerma and goes through the Quebrada del Toro, getting as high as the Puna.

THE CARDÓN CULTURE. In Los Cardones National Park you will find the cardón, a species of cactus that can grow over 6 m in height. Its woody stem was used by the indians of the region to thatch their houses. Today, it is used for doors, windows, and furniture.

NATIONAL PARKS: EL REY AND BARITÚ. Both parks are in mountainous areas and have a wide variety of subtropical flora and fauna.

VALLES CALCHAQUÍES. Beautiful landscapes, colourful mountains, and historical villages like Cafayate, San Carlos, Angastaco, Molinos and Cachi.

Shopping   

Textiles. Sheep or llama wool ponchos.
Metalwork, leatherwork, carvings made of palo santo.
Pottery. Black in Cafayate and red in San Lorenzo.
Arts and crafts market in Salta.
Torrontés wine in Cafayate.

Further information   

Salta. Secretaría de Turismo de la Provincia: Buenos Aires 93. Tel. (387) 4310721/0950. Fax: (387) 4310716. E-mail: info@turismosalta.gov.ar. Dirección Municipal de Turismo: Buenos Aires 61. Tel. (387) 4373341.
Buenos Aires. Casa de la Provincia de Salta: Av. Pte. Roque Sáenz Peña 993. Tel. (11) 4326-1314. E-mail: casasaltabaires@movi.com.ar.