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GENERAL
INFORMATION:
Estancia Las Carreras is located in one of the most
dazzling zones of Tucumán province, surrounded by imposing
hills and vast nature forest just 10-minute drive from Tafí
del Valle town.
Estancia Las Carreras built by the Jesuits around the year
1718, reflects the cultural heritage of the region in
its architecture. Reaching Las Carreras is part of this experience.
Climbing to the famous Calchaquíes Valleys presents you with
curves and reverse curves, cornice roads, and endless of greenish
views and the continuous murmur of Los Sosa river. One of
the main attractions of the ranch is the gastronomy. Both,
the restaurant, that offers typical regional food, elaborated
at the moment, as well as the famous Manchego cheese factory.
The factory, founded in the XVIII century, III, attracts visitors
from all over the World.
LOCATION:
Surrounded by hills between 2600 and 4500 meters high, Estancia
Las Carreras invites you to meet the mystery of the Calchaquíes
valleys. Only 12 km. from the Tafi town Estancia Las Carreras
is located in the south west area of the valley. In order
to get there you should take the province route, which would
be the rout of the return to the valley, passing the entrance
of La Ovejeria, later on El rodeo Grande and after that Santa
Cruz up to the arrival to Las Carreras.
ACCOMODATIONS:
Estancia Las Carreras count with 10 bedrooms, composed by
doubles and triples with breakfast included. They were decorated
using the weaves of the zone, in fabrics and embroideries
completely made on hand loom, that represent the different
periods of the valley's history. As a matter of fact, you
will find pictures explaining the period it is referring to,
as well as the staff used to get their colors. For example,
the walnut for brown and the saffron for the orange.
Regarding to the equipments, the bedrooms have bathrooms with
bath, hair dryers, heating, sommiers, telephone and functional
music. To access is through a central hall of a colonial patio
crossed by a canal. All bedrooms have marvelous sights to
our hills, which invite us to visit them.
ACTIVITIES:
- Horse ridings with different durations: from 1 hour up to
full day long, visiting our crop potatoes seeds, green pastures,
strawberries and riding by around our hills (Pelao, Muñoz,
Quebrada Del Portugués).
- Walks nearby the stay, visits to archeological ruins, walks
to the Los Alisos waterfall, Cañada del Muñoz (Muñoz' gully,
to the Quebrada del Portugués (Portuguese' ravine), to our
sows, etc.
- Mountain bike ridings, by internal roads and different paths.
- Flora and fauna watching
- Walk around the valley.
- Visits to Amaicha, Quilmes ruins and Cafayate.
- Visit to the Menhires.
- Visit to the Myths and Legends museum (Casa Duende).
- Visit to the Jesuit chapel of La Banda.
- Visit to Campo del Molino (Mill field)
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