Qualla: San Salvador de Jujuy

San Salvador de Jujuy: Introduction

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit Public domain. On May 25, 1813, in the covered galleries of the Cabildo on the corner of Belgrano and Sarmiento streets, the new Argentine flag was presented to the public for the first time. The moment is commemorated in a painting hanging inside the cathedral across the street, and the actual flag General Manuel Belgrano carried after his victory at the Battle of Salta is preserved in the Casa de Gobierno's Flag Room a few steps away. In most Argentine cities, independence history is something you read about. In San Salvador de Jujuy, it is something you walk through, condensed into a few blocks where nearly every building tells a piece of the story.

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San Salvador de Jujuy: Where the Flag First Flew

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit Mx._Granger, CC0. The walking tour called Belgrano's Exodus traces the general's footsteps through a remarkably compact circuit. Start at Belgrano Square, where the Cabildo stands on the corner -- the same town hall whose galleries held the crowd for that first flag unveiling. Cross the street to ...

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San Salvador de Jujuy: The Cathedral's Cedar Pulpit

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit Rmolfino, CC BY-SA 3.0. The Catedral Basilica anchors the city center with a presence that goes beyond its role as a church. Its pulpit, carved in cedar and nandubay wood in 1761, is considered one of the most important works of colonial religious art in the country. The carvings depict biblical scenes ...

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San Salvador de Jujuy: Artisans and Empanadas

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit Mx._Granger, CC0. The Paseo de los Artesanos near the old railway station is where the cultural circuit begins, and it sets the tone for the city's relationship to craft. Stalls display work in wood, alpaca silver, leather, reed, and clay -- materials that connect directly to the Andean highland t...

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San Salvador de Jujuy: Gateway to the North

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Photo credit Mx._Granger, CC0. Jujuy functions as a gateway city. Tilcara, the Quebrada de Humahuaca, the salt flats, and the thermal baths at Reyes are all within reach, and residents will eagerly talk about these natural wonders when given the chance. The people of Jujuy may seem reserved at first, but that ...

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