"Rodolfo Bravo " Regional and Archaeological Museum

Colón 191
Tel. 0868-21054

This museum is opened upon request. This museum was originally founded in the town of Animaná in 1935, but in 1943 it was set up in Cafayate. It has only one exhibition room which harbors the results of research work, excavations, classification and restoration work carried out by Rodolfo Bravo throghout a period of 66 years. The archaeological material was discovered within a 30km. radius, and all the exhibited material including ceramic, textile or metal objects, was designed for funerary and religious use, with the exception of the lithic material (spear and arrowheads, axes and grinding instruments), all of which belonged to the Diaguita and Diaguito-Calchaquí ethnic groups. There are ceramic objects pertaining to the Santamarina culture with human features in relief; block ceramic pieces dating back to the period comprised between the 4th and 8th centuries polychrome ceramic pertaining to the period comprised between the 8th and 17th centuries, and Inca ceramics from the 15th century.

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.