La Yesera

Welcome to La Yesera, an absolutely unmissable location within the Quebrada de las Conchas. Located approximately at kilometer thirty one on National Route sixty eight, just a short drive from Cafayate, this site offers some of…

As we begin our trek from the edge of Route sixty eight, the immediate physical reality of the desert asserts itself. The trail before us is dusty, winding through sparse, thorny vegetation and massive, ancient cacti that stand…

We have now reached an area characterized by layered, grayish green sedimentary rock. This specific strata is the reason La Yesera is internationally renowned among paleontologists. …

Look up from the fossil beds and take in the panoramic view of the mountains surrounding us. The landscape here erupts into a spectacular display of geological coloration. …

We are now standing amidst the brilliant, blindingly white formations that define La Yesera. The ground here is composed primarily of yesos y anhidrita, or gypsum and anhydrite. …

While the surface of La Yesera appears as a bone dry, fractured desert, a complex hydrological system operates completely hidden from view. Beneath the unstable gypsum crust we just traversed, water is actively flowing. …

We have arrived at Laguna Verde, the Green Lagoon, a startling and beautiful anomaly nestled within the harsh, fractured landscape of La Yesera. After traversing the dry, baking gypsum fields, the sudden appearance of this body…

As we conclude our trek through La Yesera and head back toward Route sixty eight, the sun is likely setting, painting the sky with colors that rival the mineral layers we just explored. The rapid drop in temperature reminds us…