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Museum
of Sacred Art
Camila
Quintana del Niño no number (the continuation of San Martín St.)
Tel. No. of the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary: 0868-21227
This
museum operates in a one hundred-year-old building and comprases
an exhibition room and a courtyard. It used to belong to the Augustine
missionary sisters, and is now under the authority of the Prelature
of Cafayate. There are religious objects on exhibition that reflect
the history of the church. This house was built during the same
period and by the same architect as the Cathedral and the most noble
buildings in Cafayate. Its construction was completed in 1897, and
it is Neocolonial in style with Renaissance influence. Its most
valuable exhibit is a gold-coated Saint Ignatius of Loyola carved
in polychrome wood belonging to the 17th century Castilian school.
This museum also preserves the bulls authorizing the erection of
the parish church dedicated to Pope Leon XIII, ancient books of
Gregorian chant, and an 18th century Christ King carved in wood.
Cafayate
This attractive picturesque town located in the Calchaquí Valleys
can be reached by taking provincial route No. 68 which is totally
paved but is a winding mountain road. It lies 189km. away from the
city of Salta and is known as the land of sun and wine. One of Cafayate's
main features are its colonial style houses and skirt of multicolored
mountains. The road that leads to this town is a ride that allows
one to appreciate the fancy shapes that nature has carved into the
mountains. Worthy of mentioning are the Devil's Gorge, The Amphitheater,
The Toad, The Friar, The Obelisk, The Castles, The Sand Dunes. Another
way of reaching Cafayate is by going all the way around the Calchaquí
Valleys. When leaving the city of Salta one must take provincial
route No. 33 and, upon reaching Payogasta that lies 2,410m above
sea leves, one must switch to national route No. 40 up to Cafayate,
and then return to Salta down route 68. This tour covers 520km.
but runs through extremely picturesque towns such as Cachi, Seclantás,
San Carlos and Animaná, to mention just a few.
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