A Catamarca town famous for hand-woven ponchos and textiles of vicuña and llama wool, overlooked by a large statue of the Virgin on the hill above town.
Don’t miss
- Weaving workshops
- Hill-top Virgin viewpoint
- Nearby Londres, one of the oldest towns in Argentina
On these itineraries
Guide
Reading for Belén
Ruta 40 road conditions and fuel
Where the pavement ends, how long the gravel sections really take, where the petrol stations are, and what to carry on the Northwest stretch.
Ruta 40 south from Cafayate to Talampaya
Leaving the Calchaquí Valleys for Santa María, Belén and Chilecito — the quiet Catamarca and La Rioja stretch, and the detour to Talampaya's canyon.