Provincial Archaeological Museum

Lavalle 434
Cultural Sectretariat
Tel. No. 088-221343
Open everyday from 9 to 12a.m. and from 3 to 8p.m.
including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays

This museum was created in April 1994, and is the specific institution that receives archaeological material discovered in the area. A diorama has been set up in its halls representing life. 9,000 years ago when bands had still not settled. Other exhibits include a 2,600 year old ceramic goddess, a lithic collection of arrow heads, and other objects of everyday life. Worthy of mentioning is the body of a two-year old child dating back approximately 1,000 years, which still preserves both teeth and hair and two naturally mummified adults whose remains date back 600 years, buried with their mortuary accouterments. There are ceramic vessels of the Yavi and Humahuaca cultures painted and decorated with geometrical designs.

San Salvador de Jujuy
This city is the capital of the province of Jujuy. It lies 1,660 km. away from the city of Buenos Aires and 1,260m above sea level. It has 185,000 inhabitants and is surrounded by an awesome chain of multicolored mountains. Worthy of visiting is its Cathedral which was built in 1750 and has a pulpit carved in ñandubay wood by the Indians, the chapel of Saint Barbara dating from 1777, and the Cabildo.