Plaza Antofagasta

Plaza Antofagasta is a park in Capital Department, Salta. Plaza Antofagasta is situated nearby to the railway station Estación Salta, as well as near Salta railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salta railway station and Iglesia de San Alfonso.

Salta railway station

Railway station

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Iglesia de San Alfonso

Church

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Iglesia de San Alfonso is a church, which is situated 700 metres southwest of Plaza Antofagasta.

Museum of High Altitude Archaeology

Museum

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The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and exhibits collections related to the Capacocha child sacrifice ceremonies performed by the Inca in the high peaks of the Andes, mainly the Children of Llullaillaco mummies discovered in 1999 at the top of the Llullaillaco volcano. Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is situated 1¼ km south of Plaza Antofagasta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salta and Atocha.

Salta

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Salta is the capital of the province of Salta, up in the mountains in northern Argentina. Salta is typically visited as a launching point for the nature and small towns in the region, but has its own charms and sights worth seeing too.