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Quebrada de Humahuaca day trip from Salta
A long day north through the UNESCO-listed Quebrada, stopping at Purmamarca, Tilcara and Humahuaca.
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo: Bachelot Pierre J-P · CC BY-SA 3.0
About this experience
Leave Salta early and follow National Route 9 into Jujuy, climbing into the Quebrada de Humahuaca as the valley narrows and the mountains take on colour.
Stops typically include the Cerro de los Siete Colores in Purmamarca, the centre of Tilcara and the historic town of Humahuaca, returning to Salta in the evening.
Highlights
- Cerro de los Siete Colores in Purmamarca
- Free time in Tilcara
- Humahuaca's Cabildo and Independence Monument
