Tilcara
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San Francisco de Tilcara (usually referred to as Tilcara) is a city in the province
of Jujuy
, Argentina
, and the head town of the Tilcara Department. It has 5,640 inhabitants as of the .
Tilcara is located 84 km from the provincial capital, San Salvador de Jujuy
, beside National Route 9
, at about 2,500 m above sea level, well within the first heights of the Andes
.
The area features dramatic mountainous landscapes and rich aboriginal traditions, which make it a major tourist attraction in northwestern Argentina.
Possibly the biggest attraction in Tilcara is the nearby Pucará de Tilcara
, the partially reconstructed ruins of a pre-Inca "pucará
", located a few kilometers away from the city of Tilcara on a hill with an impressive view of the valley of the Río Grande.
Provinces of Argentina
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three provinces and one autonomous city...
of Jujuy
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, and the head town of the Tilcara Department. It has 5,640 inhabitants as of the .
Tilcara is located 84 km from the provincial capital, San Salvador de Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy
San Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands....
, beside National Route 9
National Route 9 (Argentina)
National Route 9 is a major road in Argentina, which runs from the center-east to the northwest of the country, crossing the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Salta and Jujuy...
, at about 2,500 m above sea level, well within the first heights of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
.
The area features dramatic mountainous landscapes and rich aboriginal traditions, which make it a major tourist attraction in northwestern Argentina.
Possibly the biggest attraction in Tilcara is the nearby Pucará de Tilcara
Pucará de Tilcara
The Pucará de Tilcara is a pre-Inca fortification or pucará located on a hill just outside the small town of Tilcara, in the Argentine province of Jujuy. The location was strategically chosen to be easily defensible and to provide good views over a long stretch of the Quebrada de Humahuaca.The...
, the partially reconstructed ruins of a pre-Inca "pucará
Pucará
A pucará is a term that refers to the ruins of the fortifications made by the natives of the central Andean cultures and particularly to those of the Inca...
", located a few kilometers away from the city of Tilcara on a hill with an impressive view of the valley of the Río Grande.