Campo Santo, "sweet heart of Salta", is waiting to surprise with its landscape, its history and the warmth of its people.

Town of Campo Santo
Located 63 km (59 min) from Salta, it stands out for its strong historical profile, since it was a privileged scenario of the Gaucho War and the defense of the northern border by Belgrano. An unmissable visit is to the church and the beautiful promenade that surrounds it, with the famous Algarrobo Histórico, the Bernardino Rivadavia Central Square and the Campo Santo Museum.

Historic Carob Tree
This characteristic specimen of the area is considered "historical tree" because in its shade rested General Belgrano in 1812 when he was organizing his army to go to Jujuy, in the exodus from Jujuy and in his passage in 1813 from Tucumán to the Battle of Salta. Also here was tied the wife of Don Juan José Fernández Cornejo, Doña Gertrudis Medeiros, when she was taken prisoner by the royalists for her collaboration with the patriots.

Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria Church
The church of Campo Santo, founded in 1782, has as its patron saint Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria. It is a beautiful building that surprises in front of the town square, with its colonial design, thick adobe walls and its Cuzco paintings that make it an architectural relic of Salta.

Patron Saint Festival
In February the town of Campo Santo celebrates its patronal feast in honor of Our Lady of La Candelaria. You can enjoy folkloric evenings, craftsmen's fair, presentation of native dances and tango.

El Milagrito
The Milagrito is a traditional celebration after the great procession that takes place in the capital of the province, during the month of September. In this way the inhabitants of the town also honor the patron saints of Salta from their place of origin.

Campo Santo Museum
Near the main square, this museum preserves important pieces of historical and cultural value, as well as archaeological pieces that belonged to the San Francisco culture. The museum arose from an initiative in 1999, as a result of archaeological findings within the premises of Termo Andes, a gas generating company in the town of Cobos, near the municipality of Campo Santo.

Local gastronomy
In Campo Santo you can taste the regional gastronomy with exquisite authentic dishes such as empanadas, tamales and humitas, as well as regional sweets made with local products. Campo Santo, cradle of singers and poets Campo Santo was the cradle of many nationally and internationally recognized artists, such as José Lo Guidice, musician, pianist, whose name is named after the Escuela Superior de Música de Salta; Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon player, triumphed with his music in Europe, as well as other members of his family; Ariel Petrocelli, composer and musician; Beto Fernán who stood out as a popular singer in the 60's and the poet Ricardo Nallar, whose lyrics recall the times of Campo Santo yesterday and today.

Fortín Gaucho of Campo Santo
It is one of the gaucho groups that best preserves those ancient tactics of war with the horse. Wearing their ponchos, their guardamontes and their leather hats, they congregate once a year, every June 17, to pay homage to the hero in a heartfelt Guardia Bajo las Estrellas (Guard under the Stars).

Sugarcane fields landscape
The most important crop that stands out in the tour is sugar cane, concentrated in the surroundings of Campo Santo, Güemes and Cobos, covering an area of 3,000 hectares in the area of Betania, Campo Santo and El Bordo. The historic San Isidro sugar mill, which gave life to the area, is a witness to this.

San Isidro Sugar Mill
The San Isidro sugar mill was founded by the Royal Militia Colonel Juan Adrián Fernández Cornejo in 1760, who introduced sugar cane from Peru, where he was born, and installed his mill in the primitive "Hacienda de la Viña de Siancas" whose crops gradually progressed giving rise to the first sugar mill in the country.

Cuesta del Gallinato
It is one of the accesses to Campo Santo through National Route No. 9. From the Department of La Caldera begins this road of approximately 25 km that attracts by its natural characteristics, to which is added that the road is not asphalted, resulting wild and attractive.

Trekking, mountain biking and hiking through La Cuesta
It is a green and dense landscape that surrounds this route, where there is lush vegetation and you can see wildlife in the area. Ideal for the practice of activities in contact with nature. Trekking Cerro de la Cruz viewpoint It is 6 km from the town of Campo Santo and can be visited throughout the year. It is traveled by a wide path to be able to accede until the highest of this mountain range, where the Cross is. After the trekking you can get a view of the town and the entire Siancas Valley, named after the Spaniard Juan Siancas, who died in the hands of the natives fulfilling the mandate of the Viceroy of Peru. This beautiful valley connects the region with the Lerma Valley.

Camping day
In Campo Santo there are complexes with swimming pools and grounds to play soccer, tennis, paddle, fronton and enjoy sporting events of the town and the province, and karting. For fans there is the Nicolás Vuyovich karting track where provincial and national competitions are held. Motorcycles are another unmissable activity that summons these Camposanteñas tracks.

Betania
It is a town near Campo Santo and 63 km (44 min) from Salta capital, you can find tobacco and vegetable crops.  The inhabitants of the area make a colorful religious celebration giving thanks for the benefits that the countryside gives them. The chapel where Nuestra Señora del Carmen is venerated is one of the most picturesque places in town.

Nuestra Señora del Carmen Chapel
In 1860, the owner of the hacienda El Carmen, Don Benito Cornejo, asked the ecclesiastical authorities to authorize this chapel for his family and farm workers. Since then, Our Lady of Carmen, patron saint of the town of Betania, has been venerated in this chapel.

Cobos
A few kilometers from Campo Santo and 40 km (26 min) from Salta, it is a picturesque town ideal for a day trip. It had an important role during the invasion of Chaco natives during the 18th century. Its adobe houses with gabled tile roofs, galleries
gabled tile roofs, wooden galleries and the corners with beautiful double wooden doors and windows with iron and wood grills are reminiscent of the past.

Church of Santa Ana in Cobos
This beautiful chapel whose patron saint is venerated in July, has a typical architecture built of adobe, gabled tile roofs and wooden galleries that cover the elevated sidewalk.

Cobos Fort
It is an imposing viewpoint, declared a National Historic Monument since 1945. It was the guardian of the Siancas Valley towards the end of the XVII century, whose purpose was to contain the Mocovíes, Wichis and Tobas indigenous attacks, to protect the City of Salta and to advance with the border line incorporating the
the frontier line incorporating new territories.

Artisans and luthiers
There is a famous luthier at the entrance of the town of Cobos. He sells instruments such as guitars and drums to famous artists like Los Nocheros and El Chaqueño Palavecino. There are also leather artisans who work this raw material without tanning.