QUEBRADA AND PUNA CIRCUIT
HUMAHUACA GORGE : LANDSCAPE AND HISTORY
The Humahuaca Gorge , located in the central area of the province has been declared Cultural and Natural Patrimony of the Humanity. It is the scene of a very typical way of life, shown in peoples traditions and relation with the soil, about which there is abundant archaeological, technological and landscape remainig evidences .This circuit is a picture of color and beauty that surprises the traveler and offers a succession of small villages and plenty of history and ancient traditions.
| Pueblo |
Distancia |
Altitud SNM |
| Tumbaya |
49 kms |
2084 |
| Purmamarca |
65 kms |
2192 |
| Posta de Hornillos |
73 kms |
2350 |
| Maimará |
76 kms |
2383 |
| Tilcara |
84 kms |
2461 |
| Huacalera |
100 kms |
2641 |
| Uquía |
116 kms |
2818 |
| Humahuaca |
126 kms |
2939 |
| Cochinoca |
246 kms |
3725 |
PUNA : SILENCE AND LONELINESS
The Puna is extremely dry , with warm sunny days and cold nights, and an amaizingly clear sky covering a dun tapestry where vicunas, gumps and suris can be found.
In the calmness and the silence of the immensity of the Puna, the inhabitants are jealous guardians of their traditions that can be found in the daily reality as well as in the Art and celebrations .Most of the ancient small villages are settled by the national route N ° 9 that crosses the Humahuaca Gorge up to the Bolivia bounderies.
| Pueblo |
Distancia |
Altitud SNM |
| Tres Cruces |
185 kms |
3693 |
| Abra Pampa |
216 kms |
3484 |
| Laguna de los Pozuelos |
272 kms |
4320 |
| Casabindo |
271 kms |
3377 |
| Rinconada |
282 kms |
3950 |
| La Quiaca |
289 kms |
3442 |
| Yavi |
314 kms |
3440 |
| Santa Catalina |
338 kms |
3802 |
| Susques |
194 kms |
3675 |
| Paso de Jama |
349 kms |
4230 |
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