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The Silver Teacup

Magnificent hills welcome tourists to San Salvador de Jujuy, the main city of the Jujuy province, in the northwest of Argentina. It’s a town surrounded by mountains, mainly the Altos de Nieva, which end in deep cliffs formed by the Rio Grande and the Xibi-Xibi River.

Known as “the silver teacup”, San Salvador offers imponent and majestic mountain chains, which grow even taller once you get closer to the houses and rivers to the south. Even the colors change while you move, starting in copper tones by the hills and ending in the most amazing shades of blue and green in the water and the native vegetation.

There are about 180 thousand people living in Jujuy. They all come together when it’s time to celebrate important dates in the year, such as the carnival and religious celebrations, mostly. People come down from the hills in nearby neighborhoods, wearing typical customs and playing music with traditional instruments.

In spite of being a traditional city, still striving to keep alive a sense of community, San Salvador de Jujuy has been able to introduce certain elements of modernity to everyday life, such as transportation, hotels and restaurants. At the same time, taking walks through the civic center are a must, because there you can see the mixture of elements in existance in Jujuy, in places like the San Francisco church, the Cathedral and other important buildings.

Attractions: Visiting a beautiful place of stunning geography and historical importance. In San Salvador you can see millenary mountains, clear water rivers and the bluest of horizons. In the city you can visit the city council, the Police History Museum, the General Belgrano Square, the Government Palace, the Cathedral, the Exodus Obelisc, the Mitre Theater and a series of smaller museum where you can see the importance of this small town of the north.
Activities: Walks and horseback riding, excursions, adventure tourism, observation of flora and fauna, historic tourism. Trekking, mountain sports, water sports, thermal waters, fly fishing, mountain bike, paragliding, 4x4.
Location: Northwest of Argentina, province of Jujuy, 1525 Kms. of Buenos Aires.
How to get there: RN9 from La Quiaca. From Buenos Aires through RN9, RN34 y RN9. There are bus lines and flights leaving to San Salvador everyday from the main cities of the country.
When to go: All year
Climate: In summer, average temperatures reach 24C, and it winter it goes dow to 10C.
Services: Accomodations, food services, primary services, hoteles, excursions, commerce, airport, taxis, public transportation.
Surroundings: Jujuy, Salta, La Quiaca, Humahuaca, Purmamarca, Río Grande, Xibi-Xibi, Puna, Palpalá, Thermal waters de Reyes, Yala.

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Hotels in San Salvador de Jujuy	Stars
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El Huancar Apart Hotel
Jujuy Palace Hotel
Hotel Spa Termas de Reyes
Internacional Jujuy Hotel
Jujuy Ohasis Hotel

Hotels near San Salvador de Jujuy	Stars	City
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Hotel El Manantial del Silencio		Purmamarca
La Comarca		Purmamarca
Marques de Tojo Hotel		Purmamarca
Del Amauta Hostería		Purmamarca
Vientonorte Hotel		Tilcara

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