As far as we know, in quechua language, Iruya means “high pastureland”. It’s a small town of Salta connected to the roads through out the mountains of Jujuy. It is the argentine province that better keeps the aymara and quechua culture.

The town square is near by the river, it has a beautiful XVIII century church made of adobe; the town is so quiet that it makes it suitable for mules and pedestrians. Iruya is a place where the silence reigns.

In Iruya and the surrounding area you will find water and some lands where poplars and willows, corn and cinchonas grow. The locals are farmers and goats, sheep and llama shepherds.
The town was built by the Spanish in 1753, but the valleys were first inhabited by the natives and then conquered by the Incas just before the Spanish arrival.
The 20th century stops at the entrance of the town.