Humahuaca Tours & Tickets

Humahuaca sits at 2,939 metres elevation in the Andes, making altitude sickness a real concern for lowland visitors.

The town's Monumento a los Nueve de Julio features a 7-metre bronze statue that faces north toward Peru, built in 1964 to honour the Declaration of Independence.

Humahuaca has been continuously inhabited since pre-Incan times and was a crucial waypoint on the ancient Inca Trail trade route.

The town's Thursday and Sunday markets are genuine local affairs where indigenous Quechua people sell produce, textiles, and handicrafts rather than tourist trinkets.

Humahuaca is part of the UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca cultural landscape, spanning 155 km of Andean valleys recognised for indigenous heritage.

The region around Humahuaca produces quinoa, potatoes, and corn—crops domesticated here thousands of years ago—still grown using traditional methods.