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Great hiking, beautiful location, very friendly people
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internet access only in school (rather expensive)
In a nutshell
out of this world. A must see not only of Argentina but of Southamerica
barryg23 Says: The hike to the waterfall "La Garganta del Diablo" was recommended to us by the tourist office and by our guidebook so we decided to give it a go. We had a very brief description of the path but it was fairly easy to find the way. It's 8km from Tilcara by the main road...
barryg23 Says: Next to the Pucara de Tilcara are the Botanical Gardens, which are included on the same entrance ticket. There are some interesting plants and cacti in the Botanical Gardens, though perhaps the most impressive sight is the excellent view of the Pucara.
barryg23 Says: Tilcara's most visited sight is the hillside fortress 1km south of the town, which is the sight of a pre-conquistadores settlement. It's an evocative place, with many restored stone houses, the remains of a church and at the highest point a monument. The hillside is also...
anabelsousa Says: Discover the ancient way of living. In this Museum you can see ceramics pots, totems, an incredible mummy (with his original hair) and a lots of traditions and history.Descubra como vivían en aquella época. En este Museo se pueden hallar cacharros de cerámica antiguos,...
The Pucara/ El Pucara de Tilcara
anabelsousa Says: This is a rebuilt historical site that was inhabited by the Omaguacas, indigenous of the region.The place was discovered in 1908 by Juan Bautista Ambrosetti, an argentinian ethnographer. Although the constructions are not originals, you can have a good idea of the way of...
barryg23 Says: The archaeological museum is the most impressive of Ticlara's museums and contains a good collection of pre-Columbian art and artefacts from regional native settlements. Some of the exhibits have inscriptions with English translations (quite rare in rural Argentina)....
Luchonda Says: Partially restored ruins of a native city- a hommage to the Inca,s and called "Puchara" in Queshua, an Indian language.An almost inaccessable hill.Buildings were made of stone, not cemented, each placement of a stone was a puzzle, the roofs were made of clay and straw,...
TILCARA & HUMAHUACA : QUEBRADA DE HUMAHUACA
swesn Says: Yet another fabulous valley lined by colourful canyons by the side is Quebrada de Humahuaca, along Route 9. This route up north will ultimately take you to the border town with Bolivia, La Quiaca. As a result, the towns along this route, Tilcara and Humahuaca, have an...
luzmaria Says: Once in Tilcara, the main thing to visit is the January festivities where there are exhibitions, folklore dancing and reciting of rhymes. these festivities take place during the 2nd fortnight of January.Both the Pucara and the Jardin Botanico de Altura are open everyday from...
Waxbag Says: Tilcara is one of the larger villages along the Quebrada de Humahuaca with a whopping 3500 people. The town has good facilities and accommodation and is situated in an excellent location to explore the surrounding country side and nearby villages of Miramar and...
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swesn Says: Pros :- Rooms are in separate cosy rustic houses with its own kitchen and toilet facilities, so it is like living at home and you get to know your house-mates really well.- Dining / Breakfast room has SPECTACULAR view of the surrounding mountains along Quebrada de Humahuaca-...
El Patio Comidas: Fantastic Tilcara Restaurant
barryg23 Says: El Patio Comidas was our favourite restaurant in Tilcara, though it was slightly more expensive than most of the places where we ate during our stay. On offer was a good selection of regional specialities like Locro, a meat stew, humites and tamales, as well as some...
barryg23 Says: This small cafe doesn't serve much food but it's always open and serves excellent mate and fruit juices. We called in here after returning from a 40km bike ride and the licurado de naranja (strawberry smoothie with oranje juice) was exactly what we needed, and very good...
La Rotiseria: Good value meals in Tilcara
barryg23 Says: La Rotiseria is one of the best value restaurants in Tilcara. There are local specialities like humitas (sweet corn and onion wrapped in the corn skin), tamales (corn-flour, meat & onion wrapped in corn skin) and locro (a thick stew), as well as traditional meals like...
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Lapena de Carlitos was recommended in our guidebook, so we tried it on our first night in Tilcara. However, the food here wasn't great, in fact it was probably one of the few meals in Argentina where the steak was poor. I had a llama steak with mashed potato while Ruth had Bife de Lomo with potatoes.
Nevertheless, the wine was excellent and the whole meal was very cheap. I would recommend visiting here for a post meal drink when you can enjoy the music. The Carlitos, a local group playing traditonal music from the Quebrada region, play here most nights from 10pm onwards, and it's a good way to become acquainted with local Andean music.
Updated Dec 7, 2008
Address: Plaza Manuel A Prado
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There are regular bus services to Tilcara and to nearly all the villages on the Quebrada de Humahuaca from San Salvador de Jujuy.
We travelled with PanAmericano from Jujuy, and, as ever in Argentina, the service was excellent. We had comfortable semi-cama seats, and seats upstairs which gave great views as we travelled along Ruta 9 through the Quebrada. There were no videos or meals included but we din't really miss them on a short journey with such great scenery. It took just under two hours to reach Tilcara.
Updated Dec 7, 2008
barryg23 Says: Huacalera is a tiny village in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, located about 16km north of Tilcara. The only thing to see in the village is the beautiful church, though, whether it's open or not is a matter of luck. When we cycled through here it was closed and I couldn't...
barryg23 Says: The Tropic of Capricorn crosses Argentina 16km north of Tilcara, just south of the tiny village of Huacalera. A large sundial and a sign mark the spot and it's a popular stopping point for travellers on Ruta 9. Buses will stop in Huacalera but there are very few facilities...
Peaceful Village With Beautiful Technicolor Hills
Waxbag Says: Purmamarca is a tiny village along the Quebrada de Humahuaca in Jujuy Province. It a small village that has a nice albeit touristy central square, and quaint little 17th century church, Iglesia Santa Rosa de Lima. The square is full of locals trying to sell their crafts...
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Fondest memory: One of my favourite memories of Tilcara is cycling Ruta 9 as far as Purmamarca. This was a 50km round trip along the Quebrada de Humahuaca, one of the most beautiful areas in Argentina, and travelling by bike gave us the opportunity to see close-up the fantastic scenery on this route.
The highlight was the seven-coloured mountain in Purmamarca (there are really about 70 colours!) though the scenery on route was incredible too, especially around Maimara where you can see the famous "cerro la paleta del pintor" (painter's pallet mountain). Ruta 9 is a busy enough national road, though you can travel off the road in sections near Maimara.
We hired bikes from "Tilcara Mountain Bike", run by a friendly local, located 100 metres below the bus station on Avenue Belgrano. The bikes were excellent, and we were also given helmets, a map and locks. The owner speaks English, and he is very friendly and helpful.
Contact Info:
Phone: 0388 155008570
Email: tilcrabikes@hotmail.com
Written Oct 20, 2007
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