Salta Salta Salta () is a city located in the Lerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the northwest part of Argentina. It is also the name for the capital city of Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 619,000 inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated city in the northwest of the country. It is situated in the Lerma Valley, above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes mountains. The weather is warm and dry, with annual averages of of rainfall and an average temperature of ( in summer,
Taxicab livery The most common combination in major cities is yellow and black in different proportions (Buenos Aires, Rosario, Mendoza, Mar del Plata, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, San Salvador de Jujuy, among others), but throughout the country, white is predominant, sometimes combined with other colors (cities like La Plata, Berazategui, San Juan, Bariloche). Taxis in Salta are red (or dark red) with a black stripe. In Quilmes, they are silver-colored (occasionally gray or even dark gray). There are many cities that don't have a defined livery. These taxis can be identified by their roof sign and can be found in cities like Ushuaia,