Argentina Salta Province

Campo Quijano

A small town in Argentina's Salta Province, known as "Portal de los Andes," gateway to the Andean landscapes and the Train to the Clouds.

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The first stop on the bus journey is the town of Campo Quijano, known as the “Gateway to the Andes,” followed by Quebrada de las Cuevas, which looks like a postcard straight out of the Wild Wild West. It’s home to colonies of large cacti that, sadly, are losing the battle against climate change. The bus also saunters past the Yunga mountain forest, which is where 60% of all birds in Argentina can be found. American Jaguars are also known residents. All traces of city life are a distant memory as you traverse the arid Andean Plateau (or Altiplano in Spanish), which is second only to Tibet for having the most extensive area of high plateau. One can’t help but be flawed by the otherworldly scenery along the way; the grand terrain includes snow-capped mountains, panoramic views at Quebrada del Toro, and the Yacoraite formation (pronounced sha-co-rai-teh), all of which are ineffably beautiful and achingly ghostly.

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Campo Quijano Articles

  • High in the Sky on Salta’s Train to the Clouds

    The province of Salta boasts some of Argentina’s most dramatic scenery, and the Train to the Clouds (Tren a las Nubes) is a delightful way to take in all of it. It’s the third-highest, high-altitude train in the world and an adventure through the depths of the Lerma valley on a railroad with a century […]

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