Cachi is a beautiful town in the
chalchaquí vallies of Salta on the east slope of Nevado Hill at
6,720m above the sea.
Cachi is situated at 2,280 m above sea
level and 157 km. from Salta City through Nº 40 National Road or Nº
33 Provincial Road. Nature as well as colonial aristocracy from the
XVIII Century can be admired in this environment.
In this legendary town, there are white
buildings, adobe houses, paved streets and impressive architectural
and cultural constructions that make the tourist admire and
contemplate the scene.
In this region of the country the
climate is warm or cold and dry with Summers registering temperatures
ranging from 15 to 28º C and Winters with temperatures ranging from
1 to 19º C. The land is mainly arid but fertile to grow vegetables,
legumes and , especially , peppers.
Cachi means " salt" in
quechua due to the fact that natives mistook the top of " El
Nevado" with a salt mine.
There are different touristic sites
among which the " Valle Encantado" ( Enchanted Valley) is
found and where aeolian and pluvian erosion have depicted suggestive
shapes in the rocks of the mountain and Los Cardones National Park
presents a unique and beautiful desert landscape with important
animal and vegetal species.
The most outstanding places to visit
are the Archeological Museum, Cachi Church and Antigales, where
deposits of old native civilizations are found.