Santiago del Estero Province
Argentina · Americas
About Santiago del Estero Province
The Andean Northwest is a region in the northwest of Argentina bordered in the north by Bolivia, in the east by the Chaco region, in the southeast by the Pampas region, in the south by the Cuyo region, and in the west by Chile.
Santiago del Estero Province travel guide
Understand
If you start your Argentine tour in Buenos Aires and think the rest of the country is either similar or uninhabited, you're in for a surprise. The northwestern provinces of Argentina, including Salta and Jujuy, are more like parts of Argentina's Andean neighbors Peru and Bolivia in terms of terrain, culture, and way of life. There tends to be more domestic than foreign tourism to this part of Argentina. Due to this you may find many unexpected amenities (as well as transplanted porteños looking for renewal) in the small pueblos along the quebrada, or mountain chain, which is said to have "siete colores", which describes the stratified layers of minerals in the mountains which appear to be red, orange, pink, green, etc. The winters are dry, warm during the day and cool during the evening.
Getting there
Salta (SLA IATA), Tucuman (TUC IATA) and Jujuy (JUJ IATA) have airports with connections to Buenos Aires (AEP IATA, EZE IATA) and Cordoba (COR IATA). Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ IATA) in La Rioja has flights from Buenos Aires-Aeroparque and Catamarca. There are excellent connections on long-distance buses with the rest of the country.
See
Enjoy the breathtaking scenery and the great view of the starry sky behind the silhouettes of the cactus.
Do
Pet a llama. Stay in a small mountain pueblo. Take a private tour with an English-speaking guide. Poncho Tours offers tailor-made trips to suit you and your interests while exploring this beautiful area. http://www.ponchotours.com/
Eat
Be sure to try empanadas salteñas. Also try locro. This is a corn, pumpkin and pork meat stew.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.