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City of Salta

The city of Salta is in the valley of Lerma, between hills 20 of February and San Bernardo, is the capital of the province. Account with a population of 475,000 inhabitants approximately.

The "City of Lerma in Salta" was founded the 16 of April of 1582 by Don Hernando de Lerma, on the margins of the Arenales river, is characterized by its colonial architecture. One crossed by the city allows to discover museums, churches and large houses that were constructed at the time of the colony.

C.P.: 4400 (Postal Code)

DDN: 0387 (National Direct Dialing)

DDI: 054 (International Direct Dialing)

Characteristics

Latitude 24° 47´ 9" south
Length 65° 24´ 44" west
Altitude 1186 m on the level of the sea

Distance to other places

From Salta to Cataracts of the Iguazu 1560 km
From Salta to Buenos Aires 1616 km
From Salta to The Calafate 4102 km
From Salta to Esquel 3059 km
From Salta to Madryn Port 2392 km
From Salta to San Agustin of Valle Fertil 1110 km
From Salta to San Carlos de Bariloche 2418 km
From Salta to San Martin of the Andes 2539 km
From Salta to Ushuaia 4559 km

* The distances are by paved routes

Location

Location of Salta

En Salta

Villa San Lorenzo: a summery villa distant 10 km of the city of Salta, has a fresh climate and a magnificent vegetation, is atravezada by crystalline streams. Their hills lodge an important variety of flora and fauna.

The Boiler: One is to 22 km of the city of It Salta, nailed in the Valley of Siancas, is a town with a typical architecture of principles of century XIX. It is surrounded by green hills, is distinguished by a gigantic image of Christ Redentor of 18 ms of height.

Quijano Field: It is located on the foot of the Gorge of the Bull and in the way through where it passes the Train to Clouds.

Cattle tenders: One is to 12 km of the city of Jumps by cornice way, its attractiveness is the rural life and the visit to factories of artists who work the leather, the weave and the ceramics.

Way of the Docks: Circuit that includes the docks of Glad Field, the Bog (Jujuy) and Wood. Account with attractive natural in all their route, and its lakes aquatic sports can be made.

Town hall of the city of Salta

Town hall of the city of Salta

Train to Clouds

Train to Clouds in the viaduct the Polvorilla

Train to Clouds in the viaduct the Polvorilla

The "Train to Clouds" makes a route of 483 km from Salta to the viaduct "the Polvorilla" near San Antonio of Cobres, where it reaches the 4,200 ms of altitude. In the way it crosses bridges and tuneles, with ingenious systems to manage to ascend.

The passage makes it between slopes of mountains and the river, as it ascends is possible to be observed a barren landscape and multicolor. This engineer installation is one of attractive but the important ones for the national and international tourism.

Tourism in Salta: Salta - Northwest - Argentina

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