Getting There -- Panamericano, Dorrego, San Salvador de Jujuy (tel. 3884/237330), is one of several local bus companies that travel from Jujuy's provincial capital to Tilcara. The journey takes 2 hours and costs $3 (£2). There are also regular buses that leave from Salta Terminal de Omnibus, at Avenida H. Yrigoyen and Abraham Cornejo, Salta (tel. 387/401-1143). The journey takes 4 hours and costs $7 (£4.75). Travel agencies Volcan Higueras, Mendoza 453, Salta (tel. 387/431-9175; www.volcanhigueras.com.ar), and Silvia Magno, San Juan 2399, Salta (tel. 387/434-1468; silviamagnovyt@aol.com), offer 1-day excursions from Salta to Tilcara and beyond.

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