Santa Maria (Catamarca)

Santa Maria is a quiet and beautiful town in Catamarca state, in the Andean Northwest region of Argentina, near the border with Salta and Tucuman states. Not being a popular tourist town like Tafi or Amaicha, you can find good prices for accommodation and food. Get in From Buenos Aires you have to take a bus or fly to Tucuman. Santa Maria is 180 Km. from there. You have a 3-hour drive from Tucuman, or you can take a bus that will get you there in 4/5 hours. If you go to Salta, you have a 3.5-hour drive. This is the best option. You can take also a bus, but it makes to many stops so your trip never ends. Get around See Santa Maria is a beautiful valley with a nice weather. Best time to go is spring/summer. Sun is king there and it is an excellent place to relax and for a change of scenery. Sorrounding the town you can find many archaeological ruins and small vineyards and wineries where you can get excellent wine. Do Buy Eat Drink Sleep Get out From here you can visit the Ruinas de Quilmes, an ancient Indian town, and Amaicha del Valle. This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!