Information about Cafayate

In pre-Colombian epochs before the discovery and the conquest, the mountainous outskirts of Cafayate were populated by native diaguitas settlements. Approximately in the year 1480 the incas of peru arrived in a first phase, and then in 1535 the Spanish conquerors arrived, being the local aborigines who more fought and they resisted. Their testimonies still are appreciated in localities as Yacochuga, Chusca, San Isidro, El Divisadero, and especially in Tolombón; where remainders of ceramics, walls or pircas of stone, railway platforms of cultivation and even rock paintings were founded. This locality, located in the center of the Calchaquíes Valleys of the province of Salta, is recognized internationally by the quality of its wines, the affability of its climate, the cordiality of its people and the beauty of its landscapes. Without doubt the charm of this beautiful and important town inside the calchaquí circuit enjoys itself fully traveling through its streets, admiring the incomparable architecture of its Cathedral, the woodland and flowery Main Plaza, the picturesque Old Mill of stone, and the full museums of history and tradition.
Besides, the narrow contact with the nature reflects itself in the imposing waterfalls of the Colorado River, in the Santa Teresita Hill, in the white and eccentric sands of Los Medanos, and in the unforgettable Quebrada of Cafayate or De la Concha River, with its peculiar forms and colors, where the wind has acted as skillful sculptor giving the traveler spectacles of notable beauty. For the most adventurous, it is possible to try to reach the summit of the San Isidro hill to appreciate a splendid view of all the Calchaquí Valley.
Gifted with all the comfort that requires the modern tourism, Cafayate has hotels and residences of great quality, restaurants and sweetshops, hospital, mail, banking branch offices, and all as much as is needed to fell well. The visit to wine cellars and the tasting of its wines is one of its main attractions. They can be appreciated delicate red, pink and white wines that are produced in immense wine cellars surrounded by vineyards, which can be visited to be entered in the secrets of the wine making. These wines enjoy high national prestige and they have earned foreign distinctions.
Besides, there is campings and is possible the practice of diverse sports. Finally, in this locality the Serenata is celebrated to Cafayate, one of the most important festivals of folk tradition of all the Argentine northwest. Cafayate is all an assembly for the tourism.