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Roots Earth in Salta: audio stories about 40 places

Roots Earth has audio stories about 40 places in Salta, Argentina, in Latin America. The Salta stories are in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The app needs no account: open Salta, pick a place on the city's map of places and play. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

The 40 places are listed below in the order the app shows them, and again further down with their coordinates. The lists were taken from the Roots Earth catalogue on 15 September 2026.

Published 16 September 2026. Markdown: salta.md

The 40 places in Salta with audio stories

In the order the app shows them.

  1. Salta Cathedral
  2. Ninth of July Square
  3. Cabildo of Salta
  4. Museum of High Altitude Archaeology
  5. San Bernardo Hill
  6. Basilica of San Francisco
  7. Convent of San Bernardo
  8. General Güemes Monument
  9. Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta
  10. Train to the Clouds Station
  11. Güemes Museum
  12. Provincial Historical Museum
  13. Legislature of Salta Province
  14. Government House of Salta
  15. Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
  16. Casa de Hernández
  17. Antonio Serrano Museum of Anthropology
  18. Güemes Square
  19. Church of Our Lady of Candelaria de La Viña
  20. Church of La Merced
  21. Casa de Arias Rengel
  22. Convent of San Francisco
  23. Provincial Theatre of Salta
  24. Old Power Plant Cultural Centre
  25. Monument to the Battle of Salta
  26. Paseo Güemes
  27. Belgrano Railway Station
  28. San Miguel Market
  29. Provincial Handicrafts Market
  30. Balcarce Street
  31. San Martín Park
  32. Cemetery of the Holy Cross
  33. National University of Salta
  34. Father Martearena Stadium
  35. Tres Cerritos Neighbourhood
  36. San Lorenzo Gorge
  37. Belgrano Avenue
  38. Alvarado Square
  39. Grand Bourg Neighbourhood
  40. San Francisco Sunday Fair

Is there an audio guide for Salta Cathedral?

Yes. Salta Cathedral has its audio stories in the Roots Earth app: a short introduction and a deeper story, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian.

It is place 1 of the 40 Salta places in the app, at -24.78833, -65.41028. Every one of the other 39 places in the list above has the same two stories.

Roots Earth is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Earth in Salta

Open Roots Earth and choose Salta. The city has its own map of places with all 40 of them on it. Tap the place you are standing in front of, or any other, and play its short introduction or its deeper story. You decide what to listen to and in which order.

You can listen in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian, and there is no account. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.

In full

All 40 places in Salta, in the app's order, with their coordinates.

All 40 places in Salta, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a deeper story in the Roots Earth app, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and the one line descriptions are the app's own catalogue values of 15 September 2026; a place without a line here has none that this page can print.

1. Salta Cathedral

Coordinates
-24.78833, -65.41028
In one line
Salta Cathedral rises in pink and gold on the main square, completed in 1882 after an earthquake. Its twin towers and gilded interior shelter the venerated images of the Lord and Virgin of the Miracle.

2. Ninth of July Square

Coordinates
-24.78889, -65.41056
In one line
Plaza 9 de Julio is Salta's arcaded colonial heart, laid out at the 1582 founding. White galleries ring the square, framing the cathedral, the Cabildo, and the city's great museums around a leafy central garden.

3. Cabildo of Salta

Coordinates
-24.79028, -65.41028
In one line
The Cabildo of Salta is a colonial town hall with double-tier arches and a central tower, raised from around 1780. Considered Argentina's most complete cabildo, it now houses the Historical Museum of the North.

4. Museum of High Altitude Archaeology

Coordinates
-24.789, -65.41104
In one line
Opened in 2004 on the main square, this museum holds the Llullaillaco children, Inca mummies found in 1999 atop a 6700-meter volcano.

5. San Bernardo Hill

Coordinates
-24.78639, -65.39556
In one line
Cerro San Bernardo rises above Salta to roughly 1450 meters, draped in green Yungas forest.

6. Basilica of San Francisco

Coordinates
-24.79139, -65.40694
In one line
The Basilica of San Francisco glows in deep terracotta and ivory, its Italianate facade trimmed in detail. Reinaugurated in 1872, its 54-meter bell tower ranks among the tallest church towers in South America.

7. Convent of San Bernardo

Coordinates
-24.79, -65.40139
In one line
The Convent of San Bernardo is among Salta's oldest buildings, a whitewashed cloister of Discalced Carmelite nuns. Its treasure is a carved algarrobo-wood door from 1762, the finest of its kind in Argentina.

8. General Güemes Monument

Coordinates
-24.78639, -65.4025
In one line
A commanding equestrian monument at the foot of Cerro San Bernardo honoring Martín Miguel de Güemes, the gaucho general who shielded northern Argentina from royalist invasions. A bronze rider crowns a stone base carved with gaucho reliefs.

9. Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta

Coordinates
-24.78972, -65.41139
In one line
Opened in 2004 in a restored building in Salta's historic center, the Museum of Contemporary Art shows current work from the Argentine northwest and beyond, setting bold modern art within calm older rooms across two floors near the main square.

10. Train to the Clouds Station

Coordinates
-24.7769, -65.4114
In one line
The Salta departure point of the Tren a las Nubes, one of the world's highest railways. Built over decades and completed in 1948, the line climbs through zigzags and spirals to the La Polvorilla viaduct, approximately 4,220 meters above sea level.

11. Güemes Museum

Coordinates
-24.78972, -65.40806
In one line
A house-museum opened in 2017 in a residence linked to Martín Miguel de Güemes. Across ten rooms with scale models, lighting effects, and multimedia, it tells the gaucho general's life and the war of resources that turned back royalist invasions.

12. Provincial Historical Museum

Coordinates
-24.79028, -65.41028
In one line
A mid-18th-century colonial house, the Casa Uriburu, preserved as a historical museum one block from the main square. Adobe walls and a central patio frame rooms recreating colonial daily life, with period furniture, manuscripts, and old maps from Salta's past.

13. Legislature of Salta Province

Coordinates
-24.79139, -65.41139
In one line
The seat of Salta's bicameral provincial legislature, a Senate of 23 and a Chamber of 60 deputies. Built for the Government Palace and completed in 1902 in Italian academic style near Plaza Güemes, the Legislative Palace remains a civic landmark of the provincial capital.

14. Government House of Salta

Coordinates
-24.78417, -65.41028
In one line
The executive seat of Salta Province, the Casa de Gobierno crowns a hill in the Grand Bourg neighborhood. Home to the governor, vice governor, and ministries, it was renamed in 2021 to honor independence hero Martín Miguel de Güemes.

15. Provincial Museum of Fine Arts

Coordinates
-24.78972, -65.41056
In one line
The Provincial Museum of Fine Arts traces its roots to 1930 and today guards Salta's local and national visual art across the centuries, set within a graceful colonial-era residence in the historic centre.

16. Casa de Hernández

Coordinates
-24.78972, -65.40972
In one line
Casa de Hernández is one of Salta's best-preserved colonial houses, built around 1780 with a distinctive corner balcony. Now the City Museum and a National Historical Monument, it tells the story of Salta from its founding to the present.

17. Antonio Serrano Museum of Anthropology

Coordinates
-24.78361, -65.40472
In one line
Salta's Anthropology Museum, opened in 1975, nestles into the lower slope of Cerro San Bernardo. Its terraced halls display archaeology and ethnography from across northwestern Argentina, including ceramics, textiles, and collections shaped by the region's pioneering scholars.

18. Güemes Square

Coordinates
-24.78639, -65.4025
In one line
Güemes Square is a leafy civic plaza honouring Martín Miguel de Güemes, the gaucho commander who defended northern Argentina during the wars of independence. A gathering place away from the main square, it keeps alive the memory of Salta's enduring hero.

19. Church of Our Lady of Candelaria de La Viña

Coordinates
-24.79556, -65.41167
In one line
The Church of Our Lady of Candelaria de La Viña rises from devotion that began in 1630. Its present building, designed by architect Noé Macchi and begun in 1853, carries a freestanding bell tower reaching some 44 metres, among the tallest in the city.

20. Church of La Merced

Coordinates
-24.78694, -65.41056
In one line
The Church of La Merced honours the Virgin of Mercy and preserves a wooden cross linked to General Belgrano and the 1813 Battle of Salta. Designed by Santiago Ziegelmeyer, the present church was built between 1910 and 1914.

21. Casa de Arias Rengel

Coordinates
-24.78972, -65.41056
In one line
Casa de Arias Rengel, built in the mid-18th century by the Arias Rengel family, ranks among Argentina's finest examples of colonial domestic architecture. A National Historic Monument, the grand two-storey mansion has long served as a museum in the heart of Salta.

22. Convent of San Francisco

Coordinates
-24.79139, -65.40722
In one line
Behind the famous terracotta basilica lies the Franciscan convent, granted to the order at Salta's founding in 1582. Its cloister, library and music archive preserve nearly four centuries of monastic life beside one of South America's tallest bell towers.

23. Provincial Theatre of Salta

Coordinates
-24.78694, -65.41139
In one line
Salta's Provincial Theatre reopened in 2007 inside the recycled shell of the old Cine Victoria, a 1940 building. Its main hall seats around 1,520 across four sections, making it the leading stage for theatre, music and dance in the Argentine northwest.

24. Old Power Plant Cultural Centre

Coordinates
-24.78111, -65.41472
In one line
Once Salta's electric power station, built in the 1910s, this downtown complex reopened in November 2019 as the Usina Cultural. A theatre, amphitheatre and tree-shaded plaza now generate culture where a British company once generated the city's first public light.

25. Monument to the Battle of Salta

Coordinates
-24.78111, -65.40556
In one line
Inaugurated in 1913 for the battle's centenary, this monument marks General Belgrano's decisive victory over royalist forces on the twentieth of February 1813. Designed by Torcuato Tasso with bronzes cast under Salta sculptor Lola Mora, it crowns the field where independence fighters once fell.

26. Paseo Güemes

Coordinates
-24.78694, -65.40139
In one line
A graceful boulevard running toward Cerro San Bernardo, Paseo Güemes is lined with early-20th-century mansions blending neocolonial, academic and Italianate styles. Its grand homes, including the Club 20 de Febrero, frame a leafy promenade aimed straight at the hill and the gaucho hero at its foot.

27. Belgrano Railway Station

Coordinates
-24.7769, -65.4114
In one line
Salta's General Belgrano Railway station, a national historic monument since 2019, long served as departure point for the famed Train to the Clouds. From here the metre-gauge C-14 line climbs toward the La Polvorilla viaduct, 4,220 meters high, through zigzags and spirals.

28. San Miguel Market

Coordinates
-24.79278, -65.41472
In one line
Founded in 1865 by Saturnino San Miguel y Moldes, this whole-block market six blocks from the main square packs more than 470 stalls. Salteños come for fresh produce, regional food, leather and wool, and a buzzing food court that has fed the city for generations.

29. Provincial Handicrafts Market

Coordinates
-24.77417, -65.43361
In one line
Set inside the old Alto Molino mansion, this provincial handicrafts market opened in 1968 as Argentina's first of its kind. Weavers, potters, and silversmiths from across Salta sell ponchos, ceramics, and silverwork beneath colonial walls.

30. Balcarce Street

Coordinates
-24.78028, -65.41139
In one line
Once a quiet stretch by the old railway station, Balcarce Street is now the centre of Salta's nightlife. Its blocks fill after dark with restaurants, bars, cafés, and peñas where folk musicians play late into the night.

31. San Martín Park

Coordinates
-24.78639, -65.40583
In one line
Inaugurated in 1905 at the foot of San Bernardo hill, this leafy park spreads across roughly eight blocks. Its centrepiece is an artificial lake with rowing boats, ducks, and a fountain, ringed by old trees and tall palms.

32. Cemetery of the Holy Cross

Coordinates
-24.79722, -65.42056
In one line
Blessed in 1856 and laid out like a small city by engineer Felipe Bertrés, this historic cemetery holds the tombs of Salta's founding families. The independence hero Güemes once rested here before his remains were moved to the cathedral.

33. National University of Salta

Coordinates
-24.72528, -65.4075
In one line
Founded in 1972, this public university serves the Argentine northwest with around twenty thousand students. From its main Salta campus and regional sites, it teaches sciences, engineering, humanities, and health, and runs research institutes with the national science council.

34. Father Martearena Stadium

Coordinates
-24.76944, -65.41722
In one line
Opened in 2001 for the world youth football championship, Salta's main stadium seats around twenty thousand. Named for a local priest, it hosts the city's football clubs, national-team matches, and major international concerts.

35. Tres Cerritos Neighbourhood

Coordinates
-24.77, -65.40278
In one line
Settled from the 1940s in the north of the city, Tres Cerritos grew into one of Salta's most desirable residential neighbourhoods. Quiet, leafy streets and comfortable homes mark this established district away from the colonial centre.

36. San Lorenzo Gorge

Coordinates
-24.73444, -65.48278
In one line
A green ravine in the cloud forest above San Lorenzo village, roughly 12 kilometres from Salta. Shaded trails follow a clear stream beneath dense yungas jungle, a cool weekend escape for families and hikers alike.

37. Belgrano Avenue

Coordinates
-24.79, -65.41139
In one line
A broad civic artery running through central Salta, named for independence general Manuel Belgrano, victor of the 1813 Battle of Salta. Lined with banks, offices and old facades, it remains one of the city's busiest commercial streets.

38. Alvarado Square

Coordinates
-24.78417, -65.4075
In one line
A leafy neighbourhood square in Salta's Campo Caseros district, crossed by railway tracks in the lower western city. A tree-lined diagonal leads to an old fountain, and benches from the early twentieth century anchor everyday local life.

39. Grand Bourg Neighbourhood

Coordinates
-24.74083, -65.43028
In one line
A modern hillside district of Salta named for the French town where independence hero José de San Martín lived in exile. It centres on the Centro Cívico Grand Bourg, the provincial government complex, with sweeping views over the city.

40. San Francisco Sunday Fair

Coordinates
-24.79139, -65.40694
In one line
A weekend artisan fair that fills the historic centre of Salta near the deep-red Basilica of San Francisco. Stalls of alpaca textiles, ceramics, silverwork and regional sweets draw locals and travellers beneath one of South America's tallest church towers.

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