• The dry bed of the Talampaya River, where dinosaurs lived millions of years ago - fossils, whilst not as interesting as Ischigualasto, have been found here;
• The Talampaya gorge and its rock formations with walls up to 143 m high, narrowing to 80 m at one point;
• The remains of indigenous peoples' settlements, such as the petroglyphs of the Puerta del Cañón;
• A botanical garden of the local flora at the narrow point of the canyon;

After the breakfast in the hotel start city tours, Past and modern times have been hided in the streets of this city La Rioja. This city keeps the typical perfume of the orange blossoms surrounding the main square. Visiting this entire city we can see and know the history of its most memorable and important buildings in its streets, the tour should begin at 25 de Mayo Square, epicenter of the city, where we found the most remarkable buildings of this city La Rioja
In the main square there lies the Government House, which was built in 1937. It features an adapted Greek Roman style with hall and gallery courtyards. There are paintings of the governors of the province inside the rooms, then we will continue and in the other side of the main square is the famous Social Club. All kinds of exhibitions are presented there and its façade is a classic shape in the city. The front of the building keeps Italian characteristics and its gallery facing the square where visitors can share a table to enjoy the charming views of the streets, continue to the other side of the main square there is a Minor Basilica of San Nicolás de Bari, from the XX century. Juan Bautista Arnaldo, an architect from Geneva built this church. It was built in Byzantine style, the central nave has a sanctuary for San Nicolás de Bari. Continue two blocks ahead, at 952 Rivadavia Street, we will visit the house of Joaquín Victor González. This place, built in the second half of the XIX century, it has colonial style with the image of a medieval castle. After that we will visit Santo Domingo, now it became Historical Museum, it is one of the oldest standing buildings in the country. It was built with stone by natives and directed by Dominican brothers, dates from 1623. The size of its door carved in algarrobo wood, the crucified Christ of Cuzco origin and the images of Nuestra Señora de los Naturales (Our Lady of the Natives) and Santo Domingo Guzman stand out. Then we will visit the historical National College rise along San Martín and San Nicolás de Bari Streets. with Italian style, it was built in the house used by the Jesuit Order. Coins were minted in these facilities, which also housed a school for boys, then we will visit the Museum of Sacred Art located on Rivadavia Street 537 and it has five rooms with old altars and ornamented images of worship and paintings of the Cuzco school, then there is another important display is the one in the City Museum, located on Pelagio Luna Street 250. Utensils of shops and coffee places are displayed in there, after leaving behind the downtown area of the city when taking Castro Barros Avenue and after about 700 meters, we will visit the Facundo Quiroga monument, raised to honor one of the most important and representative heroes in the province, then at the end of San Francisco Avenue, on a small roundabout, we found another icon of the city: Las Padercitas. Its true name would be little walls, according to tradition these ruins belong to the walls of an inn where San Francisco Solano stayed on his visit to La Rioja. It is a way of remembering that the saint, who was able to calm down the native Diaguitas when they decided to attack the city, passed by this place. On the third Sunday in August there is a pilgrimage to pay tribute to this missionary saint, the city has other buildings, other temples and other squares of remarkable value. Following this tour, you will also find some of them will be worth a visit. Thus, tourists can visit one of the oldest Cuyo cities in Argentina. Every step is an invitation to the past that recalls the beginnings of a country full of energy.