Tilcara
San Francisco de Tilcara | |
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Coordinates: 23°34′S 65°22′W / 23.567°S 65.367°W | |
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Province | ![]() |
Department | Tilcara |
Elevation | 2,465 m (8,087 ft) |
Population (2001 census) | |
• Total | 5,640 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
CPA base | Y4624 |
Dialing code | +54 388 |
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 had 5,640 inhabitants at the 2001 census [INDEC]. Traces of human habitation in the area date back more than 10,000 years, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements of Argentina.
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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 pukara, Quechua for "fortress",[1] located a few kilometers away from the city of Tilcara on a hill with an impressive view of the valley of the Río Grande.
Climate
Climate data for Tilcara (1934–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
35 (1.4) |
18 (0.7) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
23 (0.9) |
137 (5.4) |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria[2] |
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Estadísticos de Precipitaciones y Balance Hídrico". Las Precipitaciones del Noroeste Argentino (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
- Civitas/PSI. Tilcara (portal).
- WelcomeArgentina. Tilcara, Argentina (general and touristic information).
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