Cafayate is a department located in

Salta Province Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Bolivi ...

, in northwestern

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. Situated in the south of the province and with an area of it borders the departments of San Carlos, La Viña, Guachipas and the provinces of Tucumán and Catamarca.

Towns and municipalities

Cafayate Cafayate () is a town located at the central zone of the Valles Calchaquíes in the province of Salta, Argentina. It sits above mean sea level, at a distance of from Salta City and from Buenos Aires. It has about 12,000 inhabitants (). The t ...

Tolombón Tolombón is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina.Ministerio del Interior
It ...

* Las Conchas * Santa Bárbara

Geography

The main rivers in the region are Calchaquí, and Santa María. Both end at the area called ''Las Juntas'' or ''La Ciénaga'', joining at the beginning of the Las Conchas river, which runs in the same-named vallery to the northwest, ending at the Cabra Corral reservoir. Las Juntas-Cafayate

Tourism

The Departament is known for its vineyards. Cafayate has other tourist sites such as an 18th-century mill built by the

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which is still used on occasion for the tourism trade.

References

External links

Departments of Salta Province website
{{Departments Salta Departments of Salta Province