Tafi del Valle - geography

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Tafi del Valle - geography
Tafi del Valle, is located 107 km from the city of San Miguel de Tucumán (see box distances), with access from Route 307.
It has a mild climate with a dry winter (snowfall) and a temperature during the day between -10 º and 20 º, while in summer the maximum temperature is 28 º and at night drops to 13 º for this reason is have on hand warm clothes even in summer.
It has a stable population of 7000.

Located at 2000 meters above sea level, it combines beautiful scenery and ideal climate for relaxation at any time of year.
Privileged for its natural beauty has a well-preserved cultural heritage. You can admire the buildings of adobe and straw, stone walls and ceramic handicrafts.
Today helmets are still preserved in some rooms, like the stay of the rooms and Tacanas where visitors can stay or stay the Races, which shows the milking and cheese production. This visit may be part of Return to the Valley circuit. This walk will explore every corner of the Valley within a setting - livestock - cultural interest. It will tour the towns of La Banda, El Churqui, La Ovejería, Las Carreras, Santa Cruz, El Rincón, El Potrerillo and Mollar. Mountains over 3500m.s.n.m. rivers, streams, Lake La Angostura, a way of cornices and majestic landscapes.

15 km from Tafi del Valle is the summer village Mollar, the preferred place for the youth for its nightlife, this villa is also the room, an area which houses the 107 pieces of menhirs. Also in this place was built the dam La Angostura. In this reservoir, nearly 700 hectares and approximately 30 m. depth, one can catch mackerel and trout, and water sports, especially in summer.
Leaving Tafi and only 58 km. is Amaicha Valley, a community that still retains the important features of diaguita. It is located to 1,996 m.s.n.m. and 5000 people live. One of the most attractive places to visit in Amaicha is Ampimpa Astronomical Observatory, located at Km 107.5 of the road leading to the Valleys Calchaquíes. In the place of scientific knowledge is transmitted and during public visiting day solar observations are made. Another tourist attraction is the museum - the monument that forms the history of primitive peoples who inhabited the valley, the Pachamama Museum.