Catamarca, Argentina

San Fernando from the Valley of Catamarca, capital of the county.

Distances: 1.150 kilometers from Buenos Aires
830 kilometers from Mendoza
440 kilometers from Córdoba

The Province of Catamarca offers a rich diversity of tourist areas with attractive landscapes, cultural places and ecological areas.

San Fernando from the Valley of Catamarca is located 543 m.o.s.l. and it is the capital of the province of Catamarca.

Its colonial architecture of large old houses with barred windows and robust hall doors with wide sunny patios denote its historical past.

Touristic Attractions

San Fernando is characterized by rich crafts and its archaeological and colonial museums like:

· Nuestra Señora del Valle Cathedral Basilica
· San Francisco Church and Convent
· Archaeological Museum Calchaquí
· Historical Archieve
· Folkloric Museum
· Grotto of Nuestra Señora del Valle
· La Quebrada del Tala Calvary
· Spas of Tinogasta and Fiambalá
· Thermal Springs: The Ciénaga, Fuente de Cura Fierro and The Colpa.

Attractive tourist places

Belén, Cuna del Poncho and Portal de los Valles Calchaquíes. It is characterized by its very fertile valleys and its beautiful geography suitable for cattle raising. This enormous extension that conforms the counties of Catamarca, Tucumán and Salta offers a panorama of surprising landscapes, serpentine roads and colorful hills.

The Rodeo, located 38 kilometers from San Fernando. Fruit trees, walnuts and flowers give their names to the streets. Its parties are related with the religion and the customs.

Santa María, capital of the Valles Calchaquíes. It was one of the main establishments of the millennial Indian Yokaviles, and where even today you can meet the remains of that culture.

Laguna Blanca, town dedicated to the breeding of llamas. It is characterized by the native architecture of its surroundings. The pink flamingos stand out for their charm.

La Cuesta del Portezuelo, located 17 Kilometers from San Fernando, is the geographical point of reference of Catamarca. Places of interest to visit are: the Church of La Chacarita, the Camino de la Virgin, the Monument to Felipe Varela and the Church of San Isidro.

The saltlake El Hombre Muerto, located 4.000 m.o.s.l. From there a beautiful sight of giant volcanos opens up, and from a point of the journey you can photograph the beautiful lagoon Caro with the volcano Antofalla in the background.

Fuerte Quemado, where a line of adobe houses conforms this town that stores ancestral cultures, such as the testimonies that the Museo Presbítero Baudilio Vásquez keeps.

Other places of interest

Tinogasta, surrounded by vineyards, highlands, high mountains and thermal spas as Las Higueritas.

The church of Fiambalá, made of adobe walls, with paintings of the Cuzqueñan school. Very close, the thermal baths of the same name.

London with its tin mines and the ruins of El Shincal, vestiges of the Incan civilization. Remains of precolombine cultures in the gulches of El Tala and El Potrero.