Caimancito is a town of 4534 people standing over a plain with sub tropical weather. It was a city that lived through an oil boom years ago; and even though its soil still delivers small amounts of oil and gas, its economic activity is complemented with agriculture.

Travellers coming to this town cannot fail to visit San Miguel Arcangel parish, where a thorn belonging to Christ's crown of thorns can be found. European immigrants brought in this relic by the end of the 19th century. The documentation granting its authenticity goes back to the 17th century.

The La Brea (The Tar) lagoon, from which fuel was extracted for the first time in Argentineans' history, stands very close to its centre. It concentrates a unique fauna.

Ten kilometres away from this town are the Termas de Caimancito Hot Springs, with five springs. It is located at the border of the Ruta Provincial Nº 1 Provincial Route, about eight kilometres away from its intersection with the Ruta Nacional Nº 34 National Route. It is an accessible road all year long for all kinds of vehicles.

Other Hot Springs complexes can be visited in Caimancito, such as Aguas Calientes, Laguna Hedionda, La Quinta, Siete Aguas and Palmar de Lombrisca. The waters are alkaline and chlorine sulphated with sodium, silicate and bicarbonate.

The Caimancito Hot Springs emerge to the surface forming a totally natural 60º C small spring. It has hostel accommodations with a dining room, sweetshop, two thermal pools (one covered), individual immersion baths, mud therapy, sheds, camping area with grills and tables, restrooms, TV, etc.


ACTIVITIES
Trekking, horse riding, mountain bikes, four-wheel rides and others can be enjoyed in here. Excursions to different tourist circuits can be arranged. Excursions to the Alto Calilegua and the climbing of the Amarillo and Hermoso heights, of a little over 3,600 meters, are recommended.

EXCURSIONS
San Pedro
It is a department located in the Rio San Francisco river valley southeast of the province. San Pedro de Jujuy is its capital city. It is 2,150 square kilometres and occupies 4% of Jujuy's total surface.

Yuto
It belongs to the Ledesma department, next to the Rio San Francisco River. It is a flat plain with sub tropical weather. It is one of the pillars of the provincial economy, due to its agricultural and forest production, with an important wood exploitation.