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This 3 day bike trip in northern Argentina takes you to the beautiful landscapes of the remote Calchaquí Valleys of Salta province, with their colourful and bizarre rock formations.
You visit the most beautiful mountain villages and one of the most important Pre-Inca ruins on this trip.
 Total distance about 600 km, approx. 30% gravel roads.
The trip can be done in the 4 x 4 off road support vehicle, too!
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Day 1
We leave Salta heading south, following the Lerma Valley until it suddenly narrows to a canyon: the Quebrada de Cafayate. This beautiful canyon is striking for its red sandstone formations, weathered by wind and water to bizarre shapes. If we have enough time in the afternoon, we visit the Quilmes ruins, the remains of one of the biggest and most important settlements of the Pre-Inca period in northern Argentina.
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Day 2
Today's ride takes us through narrow gorges and broad valleys. We snake through the rough landscapes of the "Valley of Arrows". The beauty of this remote valley almost tops the famous Quebrada de Humahuaca.
We reach the picturesque mountain town of Cachi, overshadowed by mountains over 6000m high. The anthropological museum can be visited here.
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Day 3
First we cross the National Park Los Cardones with it´s forest of thousands of Cactuses. Then crossing the Cuesta del Obispo we snake down from the Calchaquí Valley desert into the lush green Lerma Valley to reach Salta.
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