scenic viewpoint
Purmamarca (Cerro de los Siete Colores)
A tiny adobe village at the base of the stunning Hill of Seven Colors, with a lively artisan market and gateway to the Salinas Grandes.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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San Salvador de Jujuy
Jujuy, Argentina · South America
About San Salvador de Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy sits on the route: 20 minutes from Palpalá, 54km from Purmamarca (Cerro de los Siete Colores).
San Salvador de Jujuy is in Jujuy, Argentina, with about 260,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Palpalá, about 11 km away.
San Salvador de Jujuy (Spanish pronunciation: [san salβaˈðoɾ ðe xuˈxuj]), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near the southern end of theRead more
Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands.
Its population at the 2001 census [INDEC] was 237,751 inhabitants. If its suburbs are included, this figure rises to around 300,000. The current mayor is Raúl Jorge.
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What is there to see near San Salvador de Jujuy?
Within an hour or so of San Salvador de Jujuy: Purmamarca (Cerro de los Siete Colores) (54 km), Cerro de los Siete Colores (54 km).
Are there any good drives near San Salvador de Jujuy?
The nearest famous roads are Cuesta de Lipán, Abra del Acay and Cuesta del Obispo.
Where is San Salvador de Jujuy?
San Salvador de Jujuy is in Jujuy, Argentina, about 11 km from Palpalá.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 257,970
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Jujuy
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Jujuy
- Coordinates
- -24.1928, -65.2934
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Worth the detour from San Salvador de Jujuy
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Cerro de los Siete Colores
Banded sandstone hill above Purmamarca in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a short detour off RN9.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near San Salvador de Jujuy
- 54 kmPurmamarca (Cerro de los Siete Colores)A tiny adobe village at the base of the stunning Hill of Seven Colors, with a lively artisan market and gateway to the Salinas Grandes.
- 54 kmCerro de los Siete ColoresBanded sandstone hill above Purmamarca in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a short detour off RN9.
- 66 kmCuesta de LipánSwitchback climb on RN52 from Purmamarca to Abra de Potrerillos at about 4,170 metres, en route to Salinas Grandes.
- 66 kmTren 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.
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