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finely crafted Mapuche silver jewelry) is extraordinarily high, testament to decades of
study and collection by the anthropologist founder.
Museo Histórico del Norte
MUSEUM
(Caseros 549; admission AR$15; 9am-7pm Tue-Fri, 9am-1:30pm & 3-7pm Sat & Sun)
Set on the
plaza in the lovely
cabildo
(town council), this collection ranges from pre-Columbian
ceramics through colonial-era religious art (admire the fine pulpit from Salta's Jesuit
church), and displays on Salta in the 19th and 20th centuries. The endless portraits of
Salta's governors wouldn't be out of place in a beard-and-moustache museum, while the
transportation collection includes a 1911 Renault that puts Hummers to shame.
Iglesia San Francisco
CHURCH
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(cnr Caseros & Córdoba; 9am-noon & 5-8pm)
This magenta-and-yellow church is
Salta's most striking. The exuberant facade is topped by a slender tower; inside there are
several much-venerated images, including the Niño Jesús de Aracoeli, a rather spooky
crowned figure. There's a lovely garden cloister, accessed via guided tour (English avail-
able, AR$30) that takes in a mediocre museum of religious art and treasures.
Convento de San Bernardo
CONVENT
(cnr Caseros & Santa Fe; pastries 9am-noon, 4-6pm)
Only Carmelite nuns may enter this
16th-century convent but visitors can approach the blindingly whitewashed adobe build-
ing (consider sunglasses) to admire its carved, 18th-century algarrobo-wood door and
buy nun-made pastries. The church is visitable before Mass (7am to 8:30am weekday &
Sunday mornings, 7pm to 8pm Saturday evenings).
Cerro San Bernardo
HILL
431-0641; one way/round-trip AR$30/50; 10am-7pm)
from Parque San Martín up to the top
of this hill, a 1km ride will take you eight minutes. Alternatively, take the trail starting at
has the best views), a watercourse and
artesanía
(handicraft) shops.
Museo Antropológico
MUSEUM
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