Jujuy · The North · 23°45′ S
Purmamarca and the Quebrada
Hills painted in seven colors
An adobe village at the foot of a striped, multicolored hill, at the gateway to the Quebrada de Humahuaca. The Quebrada has been a World Heritage Site since 2003: ten thousand years of trails, pre-Hispanic forts and villages that are still alive.
What not to miss
- Paseo de los Colorados, on foot from the village
- Salinas Grandes via the Cuesta de Lipán
- Tilcara, its pucará and Humahuaca
Purmamarca and the Quebrada, month by month
Tap a month to see what’s on, the weather and how busy it is.
January
Summer
- Normal.
February
Quebrada Carnival
The north's most famous carnival: the Pujllay is unearthed, and every village fills with devil troupes, flour, basil and coplas.
- Normal.
March
Autumn
- Normal.
April
Autumn
- Normal.
May
Quiet
- Quiet. Quieter.
June
Quiet
- Quiet. Quieter.
July
Winter holidays
- Busy. Book ahead.
August
Pachamama
On August 1, families make offerings to Mother Earth. It's an intimate ceremony that visitors can join respectfully.
- Quiet. Quieter.
September
Spring
- Normal.
October
Spring
- Normal.
November
Quiet
- Quiet. Quieter.
December
Summer
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Month by month
How many travelers stay in Purmamarca and the Quebrada each month. Teal months are the quietest; earth-colored ones, the busiest.