LESSER RANCH
It has an extension of 11000 hectares which are fully dedicated to cattle and horse breeding. It has the virtue of having a great variety of landscapes, which are amongst the most beautiful and picturesque in the Province of Salta.

The ranch extends upwards towards the west going through valleys located in plains with abundant grasses that intercalate with dense natural forests of the region, with the presence of tree species such as the walnut tree, the cedar of Salta, the ceiba, the white tipa, etc. There is a post at 3000 metres above sea level located in a truly privileged place that is used as an inn. It is composed of a cluster of small huts with all the commodities for a good rest; being one of them the kitchen, another one the bathroom (with running water, toilet and lavatory), and the remaining two dormitories equipped with all the essentials: bunk beds, salamander heaters, etc.

In order to reach the ranch you need to follow a dirt road that was anciently used as an access road leading to the indigenous populations of the zone, which were integrated to the Inca Empire; there are huge and really old stone corrals that were also utilised in the times of mule trafficking with Alto Peru (current Bolivia).

Due to the ranch's extension and diversity, the tourist package it offers is varied and can be adapted to each visitor's time in hand.

It is at 15 kilometres of Salta, passing through San Lorenzo.

SANTA ANITA RANCH
To milk cows, elaborate homemade cheese and bread, watch the cultivation of medicinal plants, the handling of the Peruvian Pace Horse and the Californian worms, amongst other activities, are offered at the Santa Anita Ranch.

It is an old house from the late XIX century; and the main house, which worked as an inn for drovers moving their cattle from Guachipas up to Salta, now hosts tourists seeking to take part on activities and customs proper of the country way of life.

Setting off from here you can go on archaeological visits to the Caves of Ablomé, which house rock paintings, in the Cabra Corral Dike, or go on horseback rides to the surroundings. It is in a place called Piedras Moradas, in the Department of Coronel Moldes; an hour away from Salta and at five minutes from the Cabra Corral Dike.

EL BORDO DE LAS LANZAS

The historic legacy from the time when Salta was a colony of Spain, the walls of El Bordo de las Lanzas keep, is one of the main attractions of this big old house located in Campo Santo, at 60 kilometres from the capital of Salta.

The main ranch house was commissioned for Magdalena Goyechea de La Corte de Güemes, mother of General Martin Miguel de Güemes, hero of Argentine independence for his fierce defence of the northern border. This was one of the houses where Güemes drilled his men. Its property titles date back to 1609.

Archaeological remains found in the countryside, valuable books, centenarian documents and culinary recipes inherited by their ancestors are still kept in this old house. El Bordo de las Lanzas is also heir of a collection of colonial suites, religious carvings and paintings from the XVII and XVIII centuries, some coming from the Jesuitical Missions of Miraflores and Alto Peru. It hosts echoes of history and the struggle for independence.

Address: 873, 20 de Febrero Street
Telephone: 0387- 4310525 156857071

EL MANANTIAL RANCH
It is a place where the setting matches the pleasantness of the hours, while you fully enjoy your stay at leisure. Visit this estancia that combines tourism, rural life and history; go on horseback rides along the 70-hectare forest of pine trees and eucalyptuses, visit the milking installations, the pigsty, the stone hermitage and an old maize mill of the Jesuits, from where you can contemplate the imposing magic of the Lerma Valley; these are some of the tours offered by The Spring (El Manantial) of Our Lady of Miracles, situated at 25 kilometres from the City of Salta.

The name of the estancia makes reference to the springs of pure water existing in this zone of the pre Andean Cordillera. The main house of Spanish colonial style has one-metre thick adobe walls, three comfortable music, living and reading rooms that can be used to simply relax. It is located on the way to Campo Quijano, in the locality of La Silleta; El Manantial Ranch invites you to enjoy a magical setting where you can exercise leisureliness in all of its forms.

- It has a neat cuisine and on Sundays, glorious roasted pork.
Activities: trekking at high altitude to watch the condors, horseback rides across a forest of eucalyptuses, swimming pool and paddle court. The estancia is the starting point for attractive excursions:

• Train to the Clouds
• City Tour
• Combinations with Movitrack
• Ruins of Tastil
• Calchaquíes Valleys
• Ruins of Quilmes

It is located at 12 kilometres from the airport of Salta, and at 25 kilometres of the capital, at the foot of the pre cordillera.
Telephone: 0387-4395506 0387-156056860