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Salta Cathedral
Pink neoclassical cathedral on Salta's Plaza 9 de Julio, a central stop when driving the northwest circuit.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Salta
Salta, Argentina · South America
About Salta
Salta is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Cerrillos, 2km from Salta Cathedral.
Salta is in Argentina, with about 520,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cerrillos, about 12 km away.
Salta (Spanish: [ˈsalta]) is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 627,704 according to the 2022 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Valle de Lerma Metropolitan Area (Spanish: ÁreaRead more
Metropolitana del Valle de Lerma, AMVL), which is home to over 50.9% of the population of Salta Province and also includes the municipalities of La Caldera, Vaqueros, Campo Quijano, Rosario de Lerma, Cerrillos, La Merced and San Lorenzo. Salta is the seat of the Capital Department, the most populous department in the province.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Salta?
Within an hour or so of Salta: Salta Cathedral (2 km), Salta (La Linda) (3 km), Tren a las Nubes Viaduct Road (3 km).
Are there any good drives near Salta?
The nearest famous roads are Cuesta del Obispo, Abra del Acay and Cuesta de Lipán.
Where is Salta?
Salta is in Salta, Argentina, about 12 km from Cerrillos.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 520,683
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Salta
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Salta
- Coordinates
- -24.8065, -65.4200
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Worth the detour from Salta
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Salta (La Linda)
A beautiful colonial city in northwest Argentina known as Salta the Beautiful, with grand plazas, baroque architecture, and the Tren a las Nubes railway.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Tren a las Nubes Viaduct Road
The RN51 climbs from Salta to the 4,200 m Abra Blanca alongside the Train to the Clouds line, passing beneath the spindly La Polvorilla viaduct at San Antonio de los Cobres. Paved most of the way, gravel near the top.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Driving roads near Salta
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereTren a las Nubes Viaduct RoadThe RN51 climbs from Salta to the 4,200 m Abra Blanca alongside the Train to the Clouds line, passing beneath the spindly La Polvorilla viaduct at San Antonio de los Cobres. Paved most of the way, gravel near the top.
- 60 kmCuesta del ObispoSerpentine mountain road on RP33 climbing from the Lerma Valley to the 3,348 m Piedra del Molino pass, with cloud-draped hairpins and condor sightings en route to Cachi.
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