Standing stones
Up to three metres.
Claudio Elias — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marcelo Ois Lagarde — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marcelo Ois Lagarde — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlos Berzzi — CC BY-SA 3.0
Los Menhires is an open-air archaeological museum in the village of El Mollar in the Tafí valley, gathering some fifty standing stones of granite, some up to three metres tall, carved and moved by the valley's people around two thousand years ago; a few bear carved faces and shapes. The stones were once scattered across the valley, and were brought together here to protect them after many were lost. Visitors walk among the stones in a park on a small hill, with views over La Angostura reservoir and the green mountains around the Tafí valley. The road up from the city of Tucumán is one of the finest in the province, climbing through humid forest to the high valley. Entry is free. It opens Tuesday to Saturday 09:00-19:00 and Sunday and Monday 09:00-14:00. A visit usually pairs with the nearby town of Tafí del Valle.
Up to three metres.
Faces and shapes.
Valley views.
El Mollar, Tafí valley, about 107 km from San Miguel de Tucumán
About 107 km, on a mountain road up to the Tafí valley; it usually pairs with the town of Tafí del Valle.