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Cachi and Los Cardones National Park from Salta

Over the Cuesta del Obispo and through a forest of giant cacti to a whitewashed valley town.

A street of whitewashed colonial houses in Cachi
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Guanacos among giant cardón cacti in Los Cardones National Park
    Photo: chispita 666 · CC BY 2.0
  • A road winding through a mountain valley in Los Cardones National Park
    Photo: Claudio Elias · CC BY-SA 3.0

About this experience

Route 33 climbs from the Lerma Valley through the Cuesta del Obispo to the Piedra del Molino pass, then crosses Los Cardones National Park along the Recta de Tin Tin.

In Cachi there is time to explore the square, the Church of San José and the Archaeological Museum.

Highlights

  • The Cuesta del Obispo
  • Recta de Tin Tin in Los Cardones National Park
  • The colonial centre of Cachi

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    Price shown at booking