Destinos y actividades de turismo comunitario en la provincia de Jujuy, Argentina.
Aparzo is the oldest town in the region, its existence dates back to colonial times and its church from the year 1617 accounts for it. Its inhabitants affirm that its name has some relation to the fact that it is a place “passing through”. And it is very likely that it was an important stop within the colonial road system, towards the important urban centers of the time such as Humahuaca or San Ramón de la Nueva Orán. Located at 4,002 m.a.s.l., the topography of Aparzo shows the transition from the ravine to the puna, observing a predominance of livestock activity over agriculture. The locals raise cattle that are transhumed between the valleys of Salta and the surrounding “cienegos”; and some families have recently dabbled in camelid farming. Aparzo is an original community, located 46 km from the city of Humahuaca. It is an obligatory place of passage on the route of Provincial Route No. 73 towards Santa Ana, it is also a passage of Provincial Route No. 73 B towards Laguna de Leandro. Essential Information: The climate of the region in general is pleasant, in winter the minimum temperatures usually reach -10 ° C, on very cold days, […]
Aparzo, Humahuaca, Jujuy.
Where to sleep? The community of Aparzo does not have authorized accommodation. You will find this service 5 kilometers away, in the community of Palca de Aparzo. Where to eat? El Ancañoca Family Dining Room Contacts: Marcela Cuevas + 549-3884298574 and Cristian Vargas + 549-3887470210 Comedor EL ANCAÑOCA is a family dining room, run by Marcela and Cristian, a couple of young and cordial residents. It is located on a street perpendicular to Provincial Route No. 73, next to the community hall, in front of two stubble fields that in the summer are populated with peas, beans and Andean potatoes. It has a capacity of 18 covers and offers a varied menu that balances traditional dishes such as majada soup and stews with more common options such as milanesa de llama with sautéed Andean potatoes.
The tourist entrepreneurs of the community have diagrammed to share with those who visit Aparzo, a short, dynamic and low difficulty tour, in which they will show their varied landscapes and tell how the residents of the community live the most popular festivals in their community. Details on circuit layout and management: Starting from the community room, we will go to the rodeo corral, where the donkey rodeo takes place every year, there you will be able to learn more about this ancient tradition that the Zenta communities keep alive; We will ascend to the Cruz Mayor of the town to contemplate the stubble and crops of Mollojo and talk about the Hierras, a festival organized by the families of the community to mark their animals before dispatching them to the Valley. We will descend along a path that takes us to the Church of Aparzo, built in colonial times, here we will tell you how the patronal feast in honor of San Sebastián is lived in Aparzo, every January 20. Then we will enter a beautiful ravine known as “El Angosto”, along which abundant springs of water flow. We will return to the town by the side of the […]
About me I am Clementina Zerpa, I was born and raised in Chorcán, very close to Aparzo, the original community to which I now belong. I like animals a lot. I started as a llama breeder about eight years ago at the insistence of my children. Before I was dedicated to raising cows, I had an important farm that my father had inherited, but they were dying. My children, sad at first, gave me the idea of buying llamas. So it was that we brought eight from Casillas, currently there are about two hundred. I dedicate myself to taking care of them, I take them out to the hill so that they can eat good and abundant grass, so that they can raise young. I decided to dedicate myself to tourism to obtain another income and share the beautiful walks that I take every day by taking my llamas to “pastiar”. About my experience Llamas are very tame animals, they usually walk calmly every day to where the shepherdess guides them and wait for her without going too far until the afternoon when she returns to look for them to take them back to the corral. I invite you to […]
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