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Cachi
is located in the Calchaquí Valleys and lies 157km. away from
the city of Salta and 2,210m. above sea level. It can be reached
by taking provincial route No. 33 and then switching to national
route No. 40. Most of the way, the road is not paved but made
of consolidated dirt, and winds around the mountain slopes.
This town was born in the 17th century and has narrow streets
and old houses built of adobe and stone with reed roofs. After
leaving Salta and before reaching Cachi the road runs past
picturesque sites such as Quebrada de Escoipe, Cuesta del
Obispo, Valle Encantado, Piedra del Molino, Los Cardones National
Park and Payogasta, located 2,410m. above sea level. The return
trip can be tackled either by taking the Recta del Tin-Tin,
a straight stretch of road laid out by the Indians at a height
of 3,000m. by using bonfires as range poles, or by following
national route No. 40 up to Cafayate and then traveling back
to Salta down provincial route No. 68, therefore completing
the entire circuit around the Calchaquí Valleys.
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