Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Lavalle 660; mains AR$40-80; 6pm-midnight)
Art on the walls, regular live events and a
comfortably attractive evening ambience are allied with highland ingredients of good
quality here. Delicious
tamales
and pleasingly honest stews take their place alongside
tasty llama and beef with sauces and homemade pastas and pizzas. Service is caring.
Information
There are several central internet places and call centers as well as a bank with ATM just
off the plaza on Lavalle.
Tourist Office
( 495-5135; mun_tilcara@cootepal.com.ar; Belgrano 366; 8am-9pm daily
Jan-Feb, 8am-7pm Mon-Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
Good information on walks and has a list of ac-
commodation prices. It is often open Sunday afternoons despite the official hours.
Getting There & Away
The bus terminal is on the main street, Belgrano, but more services stop at the main road
junction. There are services roughly every 45 minutes to Jujuy (AR$27, 1½ hours), and
north to Humahuaca (AR$13, 45 minutes) and La Quiaca (AR$62, 3½ hours). Several
services daily hit Purmamarca (AR$6, 30 minutes) and Salta (AR$99, 3½ hours).
Around Tilcara
Maimará
, 8km south, is a typical adobe valley settlement set beneath the spectacular and
aptly named Paleta del Pintor (Painter's Palette) hill. Its hillside cemetery is a surprising
sight with a picturesque backdrop, but the friendly village has more to offer, with decent
accommodations and a winery.
Part of a chain that ran from Lima to Buenos Aires during viceregal times,
Posta de
Hornillos
(admission AR$5; 8:30am-6pm)
is a beautifully restored staging post 11km
south of Tilcara. The interesting exhibits include leather suitcases, some impressively
fierce swords and a fine 19th-century carriage.
Uquía
03887 / POP 530 / ELEV 2818M
It's not often that you imagine the heavenly hosts armed with muzzle-loading weapons,
but in this roadside village's fabulous 17th-century
church
(admission by donation;
10am-noon & 2-4pm)
that's just what you see. A restored collection of Cuzco-school paint-
ings - the
ángeles arcabuceros
(arquebus-wielding angels) - features Gabriel, Uriel et al
