High vineyards and red rock near Cafayate
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Cafayate and the Calchaquí Valleys experience

Walk Quilmes Archaeological City

Climb through the stone foundations of a major Calchaquí settlement and hear its history beyond the site's colonial name.

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The experience

Read a Calchaquí city across the mountainside

The settlement now called Quilmes was a large fortified center whose people resisted Spanish forces for more than a century before forced displacement.

A community-connected guide can explain terraces, water, defense and the continuing politics of how the site is interpreted.

Journeys

Journeys through the Calchaquí Valleys

Experience FAQ

Walk Quilmes Archaeological City with a local guide

Q01Why use a local guide?

The visible walls need archaeological explanation, while the site's history also belongs to living descendants rather than ending with the colonial record.

Q02How much climbing is involved?

The lower structures are easier to reach; upper viewpoints use steep, exposed paths and are optional.

Plan with Alex

Plan the Quilmes archaeological visit

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I would travel south for whales, lenga forests and glaciers calving into blue water. I would turn north for Mendoza's vineyards, the white deserts of the Puna and the roar of Iguazú. Both deserve a journey of their own.

Alex

Journey designer