Maimará

Open up your eyes to magic. There is a place in the world where hills offer you so many colors that it’s known as the Painter’s Palette. Lying on those hills, Maimará is waiting for you. Small in size. Large in feelings. A paradise of colors that change from dawn to dusk. A dream-like place to enjoy cultural, religious and adventure tourism. 

Walk amidst color mountains. Watch Río Grande. Visit a cemetery filled with flowers. Go to Dupont Winery, which manufactures delicious regional wines. Tour the Posta de Hornillos and the Antigal de Hornillos, an archeological heritage site that will take you ten thousand years back. Discover the charm of the traditional fests: Santa Ana Fest and Maimará Carnival, the Pachamama cult and the Holy Week living stations of the cross. Enjoy it all at the Quebrada de Humahuaca.

Geographic location: Center-East of the province of Jujuy.

How to get there: from San Salvador de Jujuy, capital of the province, via Ruta Nacional 9 (asphalted road). Various bus lines arrive at the Humahuaca terminal from different places in the country. 

Area: the district is 3,792 sq km  Altitude: 2,383 meters above sea level

Climate: dry and cold.

Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days.

Recommended clothing and gear: in winter (July through September), take warm clothes. In summer (December through March), a light jacket to wear at night is enough. Take also comfortable – preferably light-colored- clothes, insect repellent, sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat or cap, and comfortable footwear, appropriate for the activity you will be doing.

What to do: Visit the Paleta de Pintor hill and the Maimará cemetery, one of the most colorful ones in the Quebrada de Humahuaca. Go to Dupont Winery, where grapefruit trees are grown and exquisite regional wine is manufactured. 

Tips: buy omaguaca pottery: bull or human face-shaped vessels. Contact the wineries to find out the days and time they are open for visitors (and offer wine tasting).