April 7, 2026
Jujuy No. 3: las Señoritas, por favor!
In Argentina’s northern region of Jujuy there’s another multicolored spot that’s simply must-see: the Quebrada de las Señoritas valley. Here it is on Google Maps, and on Yandex Maps. The whole valley is made up of brightly colored rocks, and it also boasts… expressive cacti. But the main attraction for sure is an impossibly bright red canyon about half a kilometer long:
“Welcome to the Señoritas!” ->
There not much walking to be done here, though the altitude would suit hikes perfectly at just 2500 meters instead of the 4400 meters at the previous Jujuy-colors spot.
The cacti look like they’re… gesturing to the tourists wandering around. Or maybe they’re trying to warn them about something?…
The views: woah!
Here’s the entrance to the “main course” – the canyon:
Oh my gawdy-gorgeous! Mind-blowing! And we certainly didn’t expect something like it here…
The canyon winds this way and that, and with every turn a new scene emerges:
Then, suddenly, we see a ribbon strung across the canyon. What?! Our guide told us there’d been rain and landslides posing a risk to tourists. Or could it be a ruse of the guides – so they don’t have to take groups all the way to the end of the canyon?!…
// I was still reeling (and still am today if reminded!) that they close the Mountain of 14 Colors to visitors at 6pm and don’t let you enjoy the sunset. WHY? It makes no sense! Could it be that they’re just too lazy?!..
On the way back, we heard excited shouts from a nearby tour group. They noticed that one of my travel companions had a telephoto lens on his camera, and started pointing excitedly at the mountains. Their gestures were accompanied by cries of “Viscacha! Viscacha!” So said travel companion zoomed in and…you guessed it: Viscacha! ->
In closing, a few colorful shots from my ever-present travel companion, DZ ->
Hi-res photos from LatAm-2026 are here.
