Iruya is a small town that hangs from the mountain, at 2,780 meters high. There are several options to get to Iruya: private vehicle, excursion or collective.
In the local gastronomy, the recipes also follow ancestral traditions. Quinoa, chauchas and a huge variety of Andean potatoes (oca, tuni, churqueña, colorada, runa, among others) are the most used ingredients. Recommended dishes: green potato stew, quinoa stew and quinoa cake.