AUGUST
IT IS THE IDEAL MONTH TO VISIT NORTHERN ARGENTINA. THE FIRST IS
CELEBRATES MOTHER EARTH DAY GIVING RISE TO THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY
FROM LA PACHAMAMA. & NBSP;
KNOW
ARGENTINA IS KNOWING THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURES AND STORIES THAT
COEXIST IN IT. FROM THE FIRST SPANISH IMMIGRATION TO
THE MOST MASSIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS CENTURY. HOWEVER, SOMETHING THAT
CHARACTERIZES THE ANDEAN AREA OF OUR COUNTRY IS ITS STRONG TRADITION
PREHISPANIC.
THE
PACHAMAMA OR MAMAPACHA IS THE DEITY THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE EARTH AND
NATURE, WHICH GIVES LIFE, MULTIPLIES LIVESTOCK, MAKES GROW
YOU HARVEST THEM AND TAKE CARE OF WILD ANIMALS.
PROTECT
AND SAFEGUARDS, BUT FOR THIS, HIS FOLLOWERS MUST RETURN PART OF
WHAT THEY RECEIVE THROUGH GIFTS. FOR EXAMPLE, USUALLY
PUT A CLAY POT WITH COOKED FOOD, ALCOHOL, ON THE GROUND
WINE AND CIGARETTES.
DURING
THE WHOLE MONTH OF AUGUST THE WORSHIP OF THIS GODDESS WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH
DIFFERENT OFFERINGS AND PARTIES. & NBSP; ONE
OF THE MOST RECOMMENDED OPTIONS FOR ALL THOSE WHO WANT
ENJOY THIS FESTIVITY, IS TO START THE TOUR FROM SALTA,
THE PROVINCE WITH THE BEST HOTELS AND SERVICES.
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FROM
THERE, YOU CAN TAKE THE ECOTREN, WHICH IS REOPENING FOR THIS DATE,
AND GLIMPSE THE QUEBRADA DEL RÍO TORO, SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES,
THE 25,000 KM2 SALINAS GRANDES OR THE FAMOUS CERRO DE
THE SEVEN COLORS. A ROUTE TO VISIT THE MAIN CENTERS
OF THE PUNA.
BUT
WE MUST NOT FORGET THE TOWNS SETTLED ON THE SIDES OF THIS
WONDERFUL GEOGRAPHY.
BY
FOR EXAMPLE, ON AUGUST 30 IN PURMAMARCA A TRIBUTE TO
PATRON SAINT. IN THE MORNING, A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE,
CALLED LOS MISACHICOS, ARE IN CHARGE OF ACCOMPANYING THE
IMAGE OF THE VIRGIN ALONG WITH TYPICAL MUSIC OF THE SIKURIS,
TRADITIONAL ANDEAN INSTRUMENTS.
A
ONCE THE PROCESSION IS OVER, REGIONAL FOODS SUCH AS
KID OR LOCRO CASSEROLE. & NBSP; ONE
VERY INTERESTING ALTERNATIVE IS TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN ONE OF THESE
SMALL TOWNS AND CONTINUE THE TRIP THROUGH THE QUEBRADA VISITING
ALSO JUJUY.
EN
TILCARA IS THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, WHERE YOU CAN FIND
UTENSILS, BUCKLES AND CLOTHING OF THE INCA POPULATIONS UNTIL
A MUMMY IN AN EXCELLENT STATE OF CONSERVATION. & NBSP; LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TOURS IN TILCARA & HERE.
CERQUITA
FROM THIS PLACE, THERE IS THE MAIN CITY OF THE QUEBRADA: HUMAHUACA.
A HERE
THERE ARE TWO VERY
GOOD OPTIONS: OR VISIT IRUYÁ, A TOWN HIDDEN IN THE
MOUNTAINS WHERE IT IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS CHURCH AND THE STONE STREETS OR
FOLLOW THE PATH TO THE NORTHWEST OF JUJUY.
UP
BY THE PUNA, THERE IS CASABINDO, A TOWN ON THE BORDER WITH BOLIVIA,
WHERE THE BULLFIGHTING OF LA VINCHA WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 15TH, BY WHICH A GROUP
OF MALE DANCERS WILL DANCE IN FRONT OF A CHAPEL AND THEN
TAKE A HEADBAND WITH COINS FROM A BULL AND OFFER IT TO THE
VIRGIN. & NBSP; ALSO
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO VISIT YAVI OR LA QUIACA AND GLIMPSE IN
THIS DESERT LANDSCAPE THE & NBSP; NATURAL MONUMENT & NBSP; LAGUNA DE LOS
POZUELOS, WHERE PINK FLAMINGOS ARE SEEN, AMONG OTHER 43 SPECIES OF
AQUATIC BIRDS. & NBSP;
FOR
CONTINUE ENJOYING THE CELEBRATIONS OF PACHAMAMA, IT IS GOOD TO BECOME
TIME TO KNOW THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE CITY OF SALTA, VISITING
ALSO TUCUMÁN AND CATAMARCA.
THE
CIRCUIT EXTENDS FROM THE CALCHAQUÍ VALLEYS, VISITING THE
DOCK CABRA CORRAL, IDEAL FOR WATER SPORTS AND LA QUEBRADA
DE LAS CONCHAS, WITH ITS STRANGE GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS:
AMPHITHEATER, DEVIL'S THROAT, LOS CASTILLOS AND & NBSP; LOS MÉDANOS.
LO
THAT NOBODY CAN MISS IS THE CITY OF CAFAYATE, KNOWN FOR
ITS MAGNIFICENT WINES AND THE QUILMES RUINS, WITH THE MUSEO DE LA
PACHAMAMA AND THE TOWN OF TAFI DEL VALLE. I CHOSE YOUR TOUR PACKAGE IN TUCUMÁN WITH TANGOL!
IS
THIS IS WHY THE CELEBRATION OF PACHAMAMA IS AN EXCELLENT EXCUSE
TO KNOW ONE OF THE RICHEST LANDSCAPES IN ARGENTINA.