the devil's throat

We hiked up there. The hike is easy. Just take enough water. In my opinion the view on the hike up and down to the gorge from Tilcara is more stunning than the canyon/gorge itself.Once you are passed the entrance the hike along the river to the natural waterfall is cool as you can see a myriad of differently colored stones in the river bed. The natural waterfall itself is about 10m high. On our way back we walked the walkways in the gorge back to the entrance. If you have seen others, this one isn't much different but still nice.

Sorry to be negative, but I am unsure if we missed something here. We parked the car (just off the main road past), walked past the vendors up into the mouth of gorge for just a very short way until the route was barred (I did see someone ignore the signs and climb higher). We had been fortunate to see some wonderful rock formations and views in the Salta region, perhaps this is why we were a little underwhelmed with what we could see. It may be that we missed another approach or view as I note others are describing a hike. In summary, we felt it was ok to stop in and look in as we were driving past but I would not have wished to have gone out of my way to visit this particular place.

The throat is amazing. Only 7km from Tilcara town. A very peaceful place. Set in the middle of a mountain range. Highly recommended.Energia increible. Solo 7km de Tilcara. Es un lugar muy pacifico y tranquilo. Un sitio en el medio de una montana. Es altamente recomendable.

Quite a trip up the mountain on a very and I mean very narrow dirt drive. Very nice views all the way up. Don't drive yourself! Take a tour as the drive has narrow hairpin blind turns with no guardrails.

You can also come here by car, but I advice you to do the whole hike and not the last 100 meters. In the beginning it is will go up rapidly but after a while it will become flatter. Make sure you have enough water with you. You cannot buy water on route. The strange thing is that up there, you will find a bathroom with toilet paper and runing water. Ontheffing end you see a small waterfall. The Lonley planet mentioned here go for a swim but the locals prefers that you do not do this. They depend on this water.

I expected more based on available pictures. costs 10 pesos to enter. There is not much to see around Tilcara, so do visit, it's a nice hike.. or take a taxi

This attraction is 7 km away from Tilcara town. The walk is very easy and you can have a great view to the Andes Cordillera. The Huasamayo river has carved the rock giving a "throat" aspect. I visited in August 2008

The throat is AMAZING. Just walk out the village of Tilcara and start going up amongst stones and cactus...slowly and chewing coca!The best time to go is in the early morning, leaving at 9 am i would say, so that you get the best light and the less hot.

It's an impressive place, but I expected more and specially, you can walk for 10 minutes and then it s not possible to climb more (forbidden).

Devil's throat is about 75 mins walk fromTilcara town, the view on the way is absolutely stunning and once you get there you will walk for another 15 mins along a river bed to reach a beautiful waterfalls in a peaceful and amazingly beautiful spot...a must do if you travelling in the quebrada de humahuaca

since the lonely planet made a great description we hike up there but were a bit disapointed, the place is not really impressive and they want to charge you to enter.

This is a great place to visit and you must get out of your car and walk leisurely inside. But, this whole region is full of just so many panoramas and interesting villages to visit. Go slowly. Stop at the different villages. Get out and see the vistas. Go one way in the morning and plan your trip so that you can see things in a different light on the way back. Don't miss the monument for the Tropic of Capricorn. While it is not a lot to see, just standing there is special.

Fantastic Trek. We did it with Caravana de Llamas and it was wonderful. Nothing like a picnic lunch in the canyon just beyond the waterfall.

Our guide book advised to do this walk in the morning so you could swim in the pools before the sun was obscured by the valley - after quite a long steep walk we got to the garganta del diablo to find notices saying bathing was not allowed. Even if it had been allowed there was no pool to bathe in. The waterfall itself is ok but nothing special. The canyon it has created is quite impressive not to mention vertigo inducing. All in all, a nice walk with good views.

Beautiful views but scary drive up. It takes about an hour to get there. Mame sure you don't start later than 2 hours before dusk or you won't be able to see the fall