The Cafayate Obelisco
Find a monument that has been sculpted for millions of years in the province of Salta.
Can you picture yourself walking through a place that once was sea bottom? Today it has a giant obelisk. The immense Quebrada de las Conchas waits for you on the way to Cafayate, in the circuit Los Valles Calchaquíes. Walk around it and discover, among colourful landscapes and lookout points, a rock tower that will make time stop and lift your eyes in amazement.
Did you know that the Cafayate Obelisco has been sculpted for 20 million years by the wind, water, cold, and heat? Gaze at its reddish colour and its twenty-six-metre height. Discover the magic of the wild world surrounding it: gorges, stone mountains, circled and pointed shapes that stand out in the blue sky and change their colours with the sunlight incidence. Enjoy this experience in the north region of Argentina.
Location: Province of Salta, north of Argentina.
How to get there: Via the National Route 68 from Salta, capital of the province (163 km to the south).
Altitude: 26 m above sea level.
Climate: Mild and dry.
Recommended length of stay: 1 day.
Recommended clothing and gear: Appropriate warm clothes for possible weather changes. Sunscreen lotion.