TownJujuyQuebrada de Humahuaca
Humahuaca
The historic town that gives the Quebrada its name — cobbled lanes, a monumental independence memorial and the road to the Serranía de Hornocal.
Photo: César Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0
Humahuaca is the most northerly of the Quebrada’s main towns and the most traditional. Its narrow streets of adobe and stone lead to the square, where at noon a figure of Saint Francis Solano emerges from the clock tower of the Cabildo.
Above the square, a long stairway climbs to the Monument to the Heroes of Independence, a reminder that this valley was a corridor of war during Argentina’s struggle for independence.
The Hornocal
About 25 km east of town, a dirt road climbs to a viewpoint facing the Serranía de Hornocal, a range striped in zigzags of colour often called the “fourteen-colour hill”. The viewpoint is above 4,000 metres: go slowly.
Highlights
- The Monument to the Heroes of Independence
- The figure of Saint Francis Solano appearing from the Cabildo clock at noon
- The Serranía de Hornocal viewpoint
- Carnival, one of the great festivals of the Andes
Gallery
Photo: Manuela Abuela, CC BY-SA 4.0
