Paleta del Pintor
Cerro Paleta del Pintor
Colorful striped cliffs behind the village of Maimará, in purple, ochre and green like an artist's palette, framing the painted cemetery below.
The Painter's Palette is a line of hills east of the village of Maimará. Its rock layers form bands of purple-red, ochre-yellow and gray-green, resembling a painter's palette. The best viewpoint is the roadside lookout on National Route 9, where you can also photograph the colorful Maimará cemetery below. It lies about 5 km south of Tilcara. Vehicles on day trips through the gorge usually stop here, and admission is free.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Maimará Cemetery
- Posta de Hornillos
- Pucará de Tilcara
- Garganta del Diablo (Tilcara)
- Dr. Eduardo Casanova Archaeological Museum
- Church of Santa Rosa de Lima, Purmamarca
- Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca
- Paseo de los Colorados