Salinas Grandes
A snow-white salt flat at about 3,450 meters, with endless salt pans and square salt pools. It is a popular spot for perspective photos.
Salinas Grandes spans the provinces of Jujuy and Salta, covering about 212 square kilometers of the Andean plateau. Visitors usually stop where Route 52 crosses the salt flat. Guided tours run by the local Kolla community take you into the salt pans to see the square blue brine pools dug out for salt harvesting, and there are stalls selling carved salt blocks and handicrafts. Day trips from Salta are often combined with Purmamarca and pass the Lipán Pass at about 4,170 meters. The intense ultraviolet light and the glare off the salt surface can hurt your eyes, so bring sunglasses.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cuesta de Lipán
- Paseo de los Colorados
- Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca
- Church of Santa Rosa de Lima, Purmamarca
- Posta de Hornillos
- Maimará Cemetery
- Paleta del Pintor
- Pucará de Tilcara