Salta, a province located in northwest Argentina, encompasses portions of the Andes Mountains, Yungas forests and semiarid Gran Chaco lowlands. The capital city, also called Salta, has a gorgeous colonial architecture with their main exponent being the neoclassical Cathedral of Salta.

Salta is the departure point for the Tren a las Nubes, a high-altitude railway that offers a magic tour around beautiful landscapes near the clouds. Small-town Cafayate is a gateway to wineries and the impressive rock formations of the Calchaquí Valleys.

Nicknamed Salta la Linda (Salta, the beautiful), it has become a major tourist destination due to its old, colonial architecture, tourism friendliness, excellent weather and natural scenery of the valleys westward.