Circuits, hotels, excursions and transfers in Quebrada de Humahuaca.
The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a long Andean valley in the province of Jujuy, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a cultural landscape. Its coloured mountains, adobe villages, hills such as the Hill of Seven Colours in Purmamarca and the traces of ancient indigenous routes give the journey an unmistakable identity.
In a programme it is visited from Salta or from San Salvador de Jujuy, with stops at Purmamarca, Tilcara and Humahuaca, and it can be extended to the Salinas Grandes and the Hornocal hill.
The most stable weather is in the dry season, from autumn to spring, with sunny days and cold nights. Summer brings rains, above all in the afternoon, which may affect roads and access to some points. Given the altitude of several sections, weather and acclimatisation should be taken into account when planning the itinerary.
The Quebrada is suited only to small incentive groups and cultural programmes, not to company meetings or congresses, owing to the scale of its villages and the rather limited accommodation offer. For events, it is advisable to rely on Salta or San Salvador de Jujuy and to devote a day or a night to the Quebrada.
Credible experiences include walks around Purmamarca and its coloured hill, a visit to the Pucará de Tilcara, the excursion to the Hornocal hill and the Salinas Grandes, lunches of Andean cuisine and an encounter with the culture of local communities. It is a reward of landscape and culture with great visual impact.
Access is via San Salvador de Jujuy airport (JUJ) or by road from Salta (SLA), on a transfer of about two hours to Jujuy. From there National Route 9 runs through the Quebrada northwards, passing Purmamarca, Tilcara and Humahuaca. The distances between points of interest require full days with transfers.
Plan 2 nights in the Quebrada, within a northwest circuit that includes Salta and Cafayate. Attracts cultural and nature travellers from the region and long-haul markets, and fits well into programmes that start from Buenos Aires. The altitude should be taken into account when putting the itinerary together, and bookings made in advance in the high season.
Recommended stay: 2 nights in the Quebrada, although many programmes cover it from Salta or Jujuy.
Access via San Salvador de Jujuy airport (JUJ) or by road from Salta, about two hours away.
Dry, sunny climate; large temperature range and summer rains.
The route climbs progressively: Humahuaca lies at around 3,000 metres, so acclimatisation is advisable.
Combines with Salta, Cafayate and the Salinas Grandes.
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