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Huacalera - Quebrada de Humahuaca

A mother carrying her baby in her back.

Humahuaca

One of the more important towns of the Humahuaca's Valley ("Quebrada de Humahuaca", in spanish)

Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean lands to its confluence with the Rio Leone some 150 km to the south. The valley shows substantial evidence of its use as a major trade route over the past 10,000 years. It features visible traces of prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities, of the Inca Empire (15th to 16th centuries) and of the fight for independence in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Little and poor town, close to Humahuaca, it has a very old church (1691), "Templo de la Santa Cruz y San Francisco de Paula". Incredibles indian paintings inside.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Quebrada de Humahuaca, Calilegua National Park, Salinas Grandes, Cuesta del Lipán
  • Cons:Poverty
  • In a nutshell:Indian and spanish mixture in America
  • Last visit to Provincia de Jujuy: Jan 2013
  • Intro Updated Jan 31, 2013
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  • GentleSpirit's Profile Photo
    Jan 18, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Hola Carlos- goze de ver tus paginas de Jujuy. La mezcla del espanol e indigena en esta parte del pais es una de las cosas que mas me atrae aqui. Como me gustaria ver las fiestas patronales por aca. Un abrazo

  • Sininen's Profile Photo
    Apr 16, 2006 at 9:25 PM

    Hola Carlos Alberto! Una pagina muy buena de Jujuy. Parece una ciudad muy interesante. Fleiz cumpleaños desde Finlandia!

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