In The Paths of Tafi, Tucumán, Northwest Argentine
February 15, 2009
The Argentine northwest us closer to our ancient culture, the indigenous, the folklore, although the roots and mine are in Italy, I still identify more with the NOA to the Piedmont countryside. Maybe it’s the passing of so many heroes in these lands, so many years of culture, cities with much history, strong traditions and conservative societies. We have been traveling 2 days ago from Buenos Aires. I crossed the warm Santiago del Estero and did night in San Miguel de Tucuman, we began to move into what will be the Calchaquies Valley, the road is very winding and very thick vegetation. We climb to reach 2000 mts. The landscape is changing significantly, we went from a lush forest, where stands the Monument to the Indian sculptor Calchaquí Tucuman Enrique Prat Gay, clear and colorful meadows. The first stop we made in the Moll, a small village on the south bank of the La Angostura dam where we found the Archaeological Reserve The Menhires. There are hundreds of these exponents of culture stone Tafi, each worked with different expressions and sizes.
The Mollar: ancient stone structures
Crossing the dam we’re almost to Tafi del Valle, our home for a few days, we settled in the cottage we rented and went out to enjoy this beautiful summer village.The climate of this region is a special guest, as it remains stable and pleasant throughout the year.
Sunset in Tafi del Valle
Missing a few days for The National Cheese Festival, held each February in Tafi, so we can see and taste the typical food Pascanas selling as locro humitas, homemade sausages and desserts like sweet cayote, alfajores of Capio and Of course, the famous cheese tafinisto.
Locro: impossible to pass through this region without enjoyment
We take a tour of the picturesque town center and the exhibition of Tafi, where excel, and throughout the Northwest, the crafts of the area.
A ride through the landscapes that surround the area guided by a Vaqueano, it is imperative to discover the natural surroundings. At night there is always some pain, to share and enjoy music and the typical food of this region. The next day we visited the Jesuit Museum of Banda, where there is a museum, historical, archaeological and religious art, the richness of its heritage and the building is one of the largest in the NOA.
Stay In The rooms are the only cheese that is still producing the original recipe left by the Jesuits in the seventeenth century. As a farewell to this town that energized us and dazzled us with its landscapes, in the afternoon, we went to the Angostura dam, where you can enjoy water sports and relax with a breathtaking sunset. The next morning we journey to the Calchaquies Valley and stopped at La Bourse, an archaeological site, which contains the presence of indigenous architectural expressions, made of stone, built between 300 BC and 800 of the current era. We’re almost to Amaicha Valley to continue to the ruins of Quilmes and Cafayate in Salta, but that is another trip .
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