The Cheese Party

The old tradition of Tafí del Valle is represented by the excellent cheeses both from the dairy production of estancias (cattle ranch) of the area and also home-made.

Thanks to the appropriate weather and the accurate curing period, delicious criollo cheeses are produced, either hard or semi-hard, with a special flavor. While they are comparable to the best cheeses in the world, their production is still carried out on a non-industrialized scale and preserved as a national asset.

This party has become the most important event inTafí, being held in February every year, and it gathers a great amount of tourists and villagers. It is an occasion which is also used for the development of popular expressions typical of the valley and of its inhabitants, such as music, handicrafts and criollo dances, rodeo skills with enlazadores (lassoers), pialadores (hobblers) and tamers, which gives this event a dimension that allows visitors a glimpse of the tradition of Tafí del Valle.