Quebrada de las Flechas
In the Valles Calchaquíes, explore a gully that is part of the Angastaco Provincial Natural Monument.
Geographic location: Province of Salta, north of Argentina.
How to get there: Quebrada de las Flechas is on Ruta Nacional 40. From the city of Cafayate, take this route (70 km to the north). From the capital of Salta, take Ruta Nacional 68 and then Ruta Nacional 40 (240 km).
Area: It extends for 20 km into the Valles Calchaquíes.
Climate: Dry. Warm in summer and cold in winter, with a wide temperature range.
Recommended length of stay: 1 day.
Recommended clothing and gear: Warm clothes and a windbreaker.
Do you picture yourself traveling around a moonlike landscape? Live this experience in Quebrada de las Flechas. Walk around a place where rocks are pointy and aim for the sky. Explore formations that stand out up to fifty meters above the ground. Vertical and leaning. Overlapping and sharp. With gorges and walls that will amaze you. And with colors that change with the time of day: ochres and grays, browns and reds.
Did you know that this gully is one of the major attractions on Ruta 40? The road will also take you along to discover wonders in the north of Argentina. Skirt the Calchaquí river, cross the Piscoyacu gully, travel across an area with its own history: Piedra Pintada, once the destination of an old Jesuit mission. Suddenly, you’ll start to spot the rocks in the Angastaco geological formation, and you’ll have reached Quebrada de Las Flechas. Live this adventure in the province of Salta.