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The Argentinean Northwest is a trip though the time, it is a travel to the roots, it is to be lost into a sand sea, in the centennial streets and in the middle of the virginity enviroment, in the essential of "Pachamama". It's discovered that a frontier is just a bridge where different human beings races do exist and where Nature gives you the most original colors you've not seen before. We invite you to discover it with us  ...


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March to December Van + Trekking 8 passengers
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> Day 1- MENDOZA
We go over Mendoza city and its outstanding PARQUE GENERAL SAN MARTIN. Walk along the Cerro de la Gloria, the Museum, and the Foundational Area
We visit famous wine vault and there, we can taste the best grapevine fruit in all over Argentina.

> DAY 2- USPALLATA-MENDOZA
We roam the National Route 40, the most vast road all over the country. We get to Potrerillos, where the views, like the Garganta del Diablo, Las Carditas and El Salto, dazzle our eyes. We go on the trip along the same route up to Uspallata Valley to visit one of the naturals monument of this land: Puente del Inca and its environment.

> DAY 3- DIFUNTA CORREA- SAN JUAN
San Juan province is a modern city with wide streets and low constructions.
Along the roads we through the National Park El Leoncito, Calingasta and Difunta Correa, where the antique legends come back to life and they print on its walls.

> DAY 4- PN ISCHIGUALASTO-LA RIOJA
Argentina is standed out for its naturals reservations, San Agustìn del Valle Fértil is one of theese Natural Parks where the nature keeps its virginity. Crossing this valley we continue, we go on amaizing, we go on finding out up to one of the most incredible points in our trip: Valle de la Luna.

> DAY 5- TALAMPAYA-LA RIOJA
Certainly this National Park, strictly care and respected, becomes in one of the special frame in the pictures of our mind. There are no words to describe it.

> DAY 6- FIAMBALA-CATAMARCA
We back the National Route 40 to sight the Cordón Serrano de Famatina, Cuesta del Miranda, joined into the peace of the sky. We through Tinogasta and enjoyed the therm baths of Fiambalá, the last village on the West of Catamarca, which joins into the cordillera.

> DAY 7-ANDALGALÁ-CATAMARCA
Londres and Belén are two of the villages where we pass through and visit them up to a kind range in the city of Andalgalá, where we stay and enjoy a couple of nights with different ranch activities like walkings, horseridings etc.

> DAY 8- ANDALGALA
Minas Capllita, Pucará Inca and all of their ways are showed by a settler... who should be the best to tell us the hiding secrets in the Noroeste Argentino...

> DAY 9- AMAICHA DEL VALLE –TUCUMAN
Amaicha del Valle has one of the best microclimate of the country and keeps its history with high honor. Handcraft production is very known, and the Pachamama Museum notes that. Here you can find elements from 800 a.c.
De los Quilmes Ruins are considered the most important precolombines of Argentina, and they are going to be witness of our amazement.

 

> DIA 10- CACHI- SALTA
The National Route 40 continues to carry on us to unimaginable places. On the way to Cachi (one of the most important ways from Salta) we visit Cafayate, a lonely widen of the Valle Calchaquíes. Far away from the urban villages, this city is favored for its particular style, visited for many foreign people and young tourism.
Have you ever imagined go through away and see an enormous ocean of sand? You lost in the space because it seems the limit and the horizon don´t exist... The Quebrada de las Conchas and all of its formations give you this sensation, and we carry you to them.

> DAY 11- SALTA
Yes, we continue roam along The “40”, crossing the Cardones National Park, the Tin Tin Valley (inca construction), Cuesta del Obispo.... and more... we get to a city enclaved into the fertil Valley of Lerma, surrounded of full vegetation mountains: Salta “The Beauty” (as well the aymará word says).

> DAY 12- TILCARA- JUJUY
We go into the coloring, desertic and virgin valleys of the Noroeste Argentino... we go up the slopes, we turn around the way and in fornt of us Purmamarca opens in the middle of the Coloring Mountains, unique all over the country. This place keeps unbroken its style since XIX century. Through more natural beautys and village we get to the “pucará” (fortress) in the Quebrada de Humahuaca: Tilcara.

> DAY 13-TILCARA
Tilcara in an excellent place to do the base from where you can go around the villages and attractives surroundeds. That´s we´ll do it. We invite you to do it!
How do you imagine the crossing board should be? Have you ever thought could it be just a bridge? That´s it between La Quiaca (Argentina) and Villazón (Bolivia)... but we stay from this side!!!
The “Siberian Argentina”... how does it sound to you? Cold? Enigmatic? Desertic? This is Abra Pampa, the Gate of the Puna
Iruya: a little village which keeps the Humahuaca essential, stone steep streets... How many different people!, the buildings, the customes we can find along Argentina... don´t miss it ... there are more to know...

> DAY 14- SALTA
Tren de las Nubes is one of the options you can do it in Salta.
We offer you different activities to do: horseriding for a few days, rides all over the city and envoirment.
Just do it and join to us.

 


   
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