Cachi is a great mountain retreat with plenty of artisan shops. If you're looking for the biggest selection head over to the Mercado Artesanal. You can definitely pass plenty of time checking out some of the shops. Alternatively, horseback riding is a great way to take in some of the stunning surrounding landscape. You can arrange a horseback riding trip through your hotel, and most trips head through the Calchaqui Valley. In the evening head to where the locals hang out, at the Oliver Wine Bar. Chat with the locals after dinner as you leisurely sip on some wine.

In the main plaza in town there is the Pio Pablo Diaz Archaeological Museum. Within in the museum is thousands of artifacts from over a ten thousand year period. Most of the pieces date back to around 800 BC or 1600 AD. There are impressive exhibits showing pictographs around the museum. The employees are very knowledgeable.

Also in the plaza are the Church of Chachi which was constructed in the 16th century. It is well recognized as a National Historical Monument. It's interesting to see because most of its beams, alters and confession booths are all carved from the porous wood of the cactus Echinopsis atacamensis.