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Quebrada de Humahuaca

Cerro de los Siete Colores and Paleta del Pintor. A World Heritage Site.

Distance492 km
Duration2 days
LevelModerate
Max elevation2,949 m
Elevation gain+2,516 m
On the motorcycle3.2 h

The route 246 km each way

1 Salta 2 Purmamarca 3 Tilcara 4 Humahuaca 50 km
Waypoints from our own map. Traced on data from © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed with OSRM.

Elevation profile 717 to 2,949 m

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 1 2 3 4 2,949 m 0 km 247 km
Elevations from the 30 m SRTM model, via OpenTopoData. The numbers mark the stops.

What you'll see

Where it's worth stopping, and what's at each one.

Purmamarca & Tilcara

The Cerro de los Siete Colores and the Paleta del Pintor, right on the road.

Humahuaca

The northernmost village in the gorge, a World Heritage Site.

Detour

Serranía de Hornocal

Fourteen colors at 4,331 m. It's a detour: 16 km of gravel climbing out of Humahuaca.

Which
motorcycle

Our pick for this route's terrain and altitude. All three are available.

CFMoto 450MT

CFMoto 450MT

The lightest one. Built for gravel. A first trip to the northwest, the Puna and dirt roads. We settle on the motorcycle with you in an interview before the trip.

449.5 ccDisplacement
44 hpPower
175 kgWeight
21" / 18"Wheels
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