Tastil and Santa Rosa de Tastil
Launch onto the adventure of exploring mountain towns that are waiting for you with archeological treasures.
Would you like to discover the secrets of a pre-Incan city? Visit Santa Rosa de Tastil and walk around an archeological field that will take you back to the 14th century. Get amazed at the museum, where native artifacts found in the area are waiting for you. Are you traveling in August? Come to the patron saint Santa Rosa de Lima fest, where both Christian and pagan rites coexist, while the dwellers worship Pachamama: the mother earth.
Continue your journey in Tastil, a 3,200-meter-high mountain town in Quebrada de las Cuevas. Stand in awe as you explore one of the great monuments in Argentine archeology: a pre-Hispanic city. Walk along its streets, discover the places where the inhabitants used to grind grains and raise llamas. And at its main square, watch the wanka: a sacred stone at which ancient rituals were held. Live it all in the province of Salta.
Geographic location: Province of Salta, north of Argentina.
How to get there: From the capital of Salta, via Ruta Nacional 51 (100 km to the north).
Altitude: 3,200 meters above sea level.
Climate: Arid, with a wide temperature range.
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 2 days.
Recommended clothing and gear: Warm clothes suitable for significant temperature changes.