Gems of the north

Today you’ll get to venture into San Antonio de Cobres. Starting from Salta and heading southwest on National Route 51 through the Lerma Valley, you’ll pass Campo Quijano and enter the Quebrada del Toro. Here begins a continuous ascent, always accompanied by the tracks of the famous Tren de las Nubes (Train to the Clouds). We reach the village of Santa Rosa de Tastil, visit its ruins of the same name, and continue ascending to the highest point at 4080 meters above sea level, known as Abra Blanca. Afterward, you’ll descend to San Antonio where, following lunch and a village visit, we return to Salta.

Special Highlights:
* Experience Turu Maky, where we engage with women from a cooperative dedicated to crafting artisanal ceramics. During this activity, they teach us about their raw material (clay), how they process it, and even invite us to create a piece with our own hands. The piece remains with the cooperative, and we take home one that another visitor has already made and fired.

* Visit Anatolio and his llamas enterprise. Anatolio is a young llama herder who will guide us into the life of shepherding, sharing his anecdotes, stories, and experiences amidst his own llama herd.