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Locality in Jujuy Province, Argentina
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Purmamarca is a town in Jujuy province in Northwest Argentina.
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An incredibly beautiful multicoloured hill. Best view around 10:00. Unfortunately, the best viewpoints charge AR$10, like on the roof of the bus station and the hill right in front of it. However, the close viewpoints (like the hill in front) do not really appreciate the green mountain behind (being part of the 7 colors). You can take better pictures a few 100 m before the town on the main road.If you still want to have the view from the top of the hill in front but skip the $10 entrance, take the trail on the sun-side of the hill up to the right. The mountain is not private property, just on the other side's entrance you walk through someone's backyard, which is why they charge $10. Don't mind the "Peligroso" signs, they were probably put up by the very same people. The trail to the right is not very steep—easy to medium difficulty.
The hill is great but if you are travelling further north to Humahuaca there are many other opportunities, both at Humahuaca and on the way, to see the striated rocks which help make the valley famous so no need to shed tears if you miss this one.
The food here is Italian influenced it is very tasty and the servings generous. Popular with Argentinian tourists
Camping but also simple, nice, and very clean rooms with ensuite bathrooms. Tiled floors, good bathrooms. Simple breakfast consisting of coffee/tea and biscuits with marmalade
You can hike between Pucarama and Tilcara, and see the hills at Maimará and the Cerro Paleta del Pintor a little further. It is about 25 km.
Read in the guideYou can easily walk around Purmamarca and even do the Los Colorados trail behind the town to the west.
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