TRES CRUCES

Located at 118 km from the capital city, down Ruta Nacional Nº 9, and at 3,693 m.a.s.l. you will find the first town of the Puna highlands of Jujuy: Tres Cruces.

On the way to the town, the visitor will be able to observe a reddish sedimentary crease called the Devil's Spine.

Also very close north of the town is to be found the Archaeological site Tres cruces, where there is a cave with paintings in red, white and yellow and small, plane and linear figure.The remains of an ancient settlement are not far away.. The paintings are grouped at the end and the right hand side of the cave.

In the settlement you will find ruins, remnants of dwellings with both rectangular and rounded corner layouts made of dry stonewalls without mortar. The walls are thick and have door openings.

The Tres Cruces settlement coincides with the 1333/ 500 km mark of the FFCC Belgrano Railroad. From this point you climb about 400 m up the ravine to reach it.

Access to the place: Dirt road.
Can be visited throughout the whole year, although seasonal summer rains may cut the road temporarily. An excellent area to observe nature, take photos, trek and horseback ride.

MINA "AGUILAR" MINE
Located 48 km from Tres Cruces, it is one of the most important mines in the continent, with deposits of lead, zinc and silver ore.