Cuarzo y Cascadas en Catamarca: la Quebrada de Siján

🌿 Discovering Estancia Santa Lucía – Sierra de Ambato, Catamarca 🌿 In this video, we invite you to experience a unique adventure in the heart of Catamarca, exploring one of its most surprising and little-known corners: Estancia Santa Lucía, located on the western slopes of the Sierra de Ambato, near the town of Siján, in the Pomán department. Our journey begins in the city of Catamarca, traveling along national and provincial routes, ascending mountain roads to reach 1750 meters above sea level, where a hydrothermal quartz mine with kaolin once operated. Today, this site steeped in history has been restored by a family committed to ecotourism, sustainable living, and direct contact with nature. 🏞️ During the journey, you will enjoy: Breathtaking landscapes sculpted by water and wind erosion. - Forests of viscotes, carob trees, hackberry trees, pepper trees, and ferns. A river with a year-round flow, crossed by rocks and along natural trails. A series of waterfalls (“Los Chorros”) located above 2000 meters above sea level. Unique geological formations and deep V-shaped ravines. 🥾 We embarked on an 8 km round-trip hike with significant elevation gain, guided by David, Fabricio, and Milagros, who know the area well and are passionate about sharing the natural richness of this watershed that originates at the foot of Cerro Manchao. 🌱 The experience is complemented by daily life on the ranch: the vegetable garden, fruit trees, animals, and the idea of ​​transforming this space into an educational farm and rural lodging, always under the premise of responsible tourism. ----------------------------- 🎶 The music accompanying the video is original, and the entire project is independent, created and financed with our own resources. If you liked the content: 👍 Like it 📲 Share it 🔔 Subscribe to the channel And if you'd like to support our work, you can do so through a voluntary donation: MERCADO PAGO: Support the channel with your donation via MercadoPago: Alias: STS.CTC.DAN CVU: 0000003100068943918747 ----------------------------- OUR MUSIC: Our audiovisual productions feature our own music. The composition of the pieces for this video includes wind sounds produced from panpipes and a melodica, strings from an acoustic guitar, a charango, and a digital piano, and the percussion is also digitally generated. OUR MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO 1- “Discover” (Premiere) 2- “Start the Journey” 3- “The Water Trail” 4- “Sensations of the Past” 5- “Walking in the Forest” 6- “We Had a Great Time” 7- “With Friends” 8- “Adventure Calls” 9- “Natural Force” 10- “Know to Protect” 11- “The Little Valley” 12- “Enjoying the Landscape” 13- “Exploring Las Lajas” 14- “A Fun Trip” 15- “Water and Time” 16- “We Will Return” ----------------------------- KEY MOMENTS: 0:00 Intro 1:03 Geographic Context 1:27 Road to Estancia Santa Lucía 2:15 Cerro Blanco 3:15 Ecoregions 4:15 Santa Lucía Ranch 5:50 Siján River 8:00 Snack and Breakfast 9:23 Hike to the Waterfalls 10:44 Canals 13:07 The Wall 13:24 Fabricio Alexis Gonzales and His Word 15:03 Walking Through Forests and Crossing the River 18:07 Gravitational Processes (Landslides) 23:01 The Rapids Begin 24:34 We Arrive at the Waterfalls! 29:37 Recommendations 31:35 Back to the Ranch 33:10 Santa Lucía Ranch and Interviews 39:00 Closing, Highlights, and More ----------------------------- BLOG: More about the geography of this place on my blog, Geography of Catamarca https://geografiacatamarca.blogspot.com INSTAGRAM: /stefansauzuk /dani26.84 ----------------------------- PRODUCTION: Stefan Sauzuk, Daniela Cardozo Galia. Catamarca, Argentina, January 2026. ------------------------- 💚 Let's take care of our natural Catamarca! Thank you for joining us, and see you in the next video! © Bernardo Stefan Sauzuk.