Maimará

Maimará is a small town more than 2,000 meters above sea level. Set in the heart of the Quebrada de Humahuaca and Tilcara part of the Jujuy region. The area was once inhabited by Indians called Maimará and Tilcaras which means "falling star."
The area stands out with its colorfull hills which gave it its surname as the Painter's Palette. It represents a series of strange geological formations from the Tertiary and Quaternary periods.
Maimará and its surroundings offer many possibilities for conventional tourism, cultural, religious and adventure tourism such as walking, with opportunities to photograph some amazing landscapes, discover local festivals and traditions, go on a bycicle trip discovering places of great historical importance. All of this can be done from Hostelling International Maimara hostel.
During the year, some important festivals take place such as the Via Crucis during holy week, the Pachamama festival (food and beverage offerings to Mother Earth) or Santa Ana (miniature objects and food).

What to see:
The Painter's Palette: this main attraction is an impressive geological formation of hills of different colors. When the sun rises or sets down, the hills have incredible colors .
Posta de Hornillos : Independence Army headquarters and also a bicentennial spot that linked Upper Peru with the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata.

Other attractions in Maimará:
Cementerio de Nuestra Señora del Carmen: A colored cemetery which sits atop a hill. It is said that the height helps get close to Tata Inti.
Antigal de Hornillos: An archaeological heritage acting as witness of the presence of man over 10 millennias of history.
Puente Natural: Its attractive geology was shaped by water and wind through over centuries and even more.
Antigal Iruyto: It is a pre-colonial favorite and sacred place for natives of the area.
Antigua Iglesia: Church dating from the colonial period. It is called called “Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria”. Its architecture and decoration is very characteristic of the area.
Molino de Chicapa: An old flour mill established in the area and used to be used to elaborate the “chicha”, a typical northwestern Argentinian and Bolivian drink.

Getting There:
The only access to reach Maimará is by road. From Buenos Aires, some companies have daily buses : Rutas del Norte (Flechabus Group), Almirante Brown and Balut.
From Buenos Aires, there are 1730 kilometers done via National Roads No. 9 and No. 34. To get there from San Salvador de Jujuy there are only 76 kilometers.

By plane:
There are daily flights to San Salvador de Jujuy only with Aerolineas Argentinas,you  then reach Maimará by road.
Usefull numbers:
Aerolíneas Argentinas: 0800-0969-747
Aeropuerto Guzmán (Jujuy): (+54 388) 491-1109 / 491-1108
Flecha Bus: (+54 11) 4000-5200
Balut: (+54 11) 4314-2048
Almirante Brown: (+54 11) 4918-5980