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This paper presents the recent results of the archaeological research that aims to approach to the occupational dynamics of Moreta settlement (Jujuy Puna, Argentina), including the uses of space and productive practices carried out during the long temporary lapse in which it was inhabited. According to these results, this site was occupied at least since the second half of the first millennium A.D. until colonial times. This long occupation, including an important chicha presence and Inka dominion, along with the evidence indicating the development of agriculture, pastoral and metallurgical activities, show the relevance Moreta has to the understanding of the human occupation of this sector of Argentinean Northwest and its related practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]