"Moisés Serpa" Santa Rosa de Tastil Regional Museum

Located on national route No. 51, 15km. away from Puerta de Tastil
Tel. No. of the 'Juan Martín Leguizamón' Museum of Antropology: 087-222960
From Mondays to Sundays from 10a.m. to 6p.m.

It was established in May 1997 and operates in a small house over two centuries old that was originally a school and later a police station. The walls are made of adobe and are 50cm. thick, and the roof is made of a mixture of bulrush, ashes, mud and "cardón" wood (typical local prickly plant). It was originally a post station frequented by large numbers of men driving packs of animals. It has three exhibition rooms, the first of which contains woven fabrics and ceramic objects made by the Matacos and masks pertaining to the Chané culture. The second room contains a description of all the customs that still prevail in the area, namely: All Saints' Day, Carnival, Easter, the festivity in honor of the 'Pachamama' (Mother Earth), etc. The third room houses a collection of paintings by local school children and 7,000 pre-Incan petroglyphs.

Santa Rosa de Tastil
This village is located 106km. away from the city of Salta and lies 3, 110m above sea level. It is reached by national route No. 51 that extends to San Antonio de los Cobres. The road is of consolidated dirt and runs along the river Rosario. The village itself has only 11 inhabitants, 3 of which work for the regional museums. When the people living in the surrounding area gather in the village, they add up to 150.