Salta, Argentina · South America
Cafayate is worth a stop: 25 minutes from San Carlos, 37km from Quebrada de las Conchas (Garganta del Diablo).
Cafayate is in Salta, Argentina, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Carlos, about 21 km away.
Cafayate (Spanish pronunciation: [kafaˈʎate]) is a town located at the central zone of the Valles Calchaquíes in the province of Salta, Argentina.
It sits 1,683 metres (5,522 ft) above mean sea level, at a distance of 189 kilometres (117 mi) from Salta City and 1,329 kilometres (826 mi) from Buenos Aires. It has aboutRead more
12,000 inhabitants (2001 census [INDEC]).
The town is an important tourist centre for exploring the Calchaquíes valleys, and because of the quality and originality of the wines produced in the area. The town was founded in 1840 by Manuel Fernando de Aramburu, at the site of a mission. In 1863 the Cafayate Department was created, of which Cafayate is the capital.
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Within an hour or so of Cafayate: Quebrada de las Conchas (9 km), Quebrada de las Conchas (Garganta del Diablo) (37 km), Quebrada de las Flechas (44 km).
The nearest famous roads are Cuesta del Obispo.
Cafayate is in Salta, Argentina, about 21 km from San Carlos.
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scenic viewpoint
Argentina's RN68 between Salta and Cafayate cuts through 50 km of blood-red sandstone sculpted into named formations: the Devil's Throat, the Amphitheatre, the Friar. Signposted lay-bys let you walk into the natural amphitheatre.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
A red sandstone canyon on Ruta 68 between Salta and Cafayate where wind and water carved amphitheatres and a slot chasm known as the Devil's Throat, all within metres of the roadside pull-offs.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Forest of jagged, arrow-like rock blades that Ruta 40 slices straight through near Angastaco: one of the most surreal stretches of the Calchaquí Valleys.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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