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The northwest
extends from the imposing desert heights of
the Andes to the mountain ranges and jungle
plains of the east. In this land of interminable
plateaus, multicoloured hills, hidden gorges,
immense salines and cactus-strewn hills, there
is a strong presence of pre-Columbian cultures.
Their life, habits and constructions are a
blend of colonial and modernity, giving a
unique character to the region.
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http://www.welcomeargentina.com/jujuy/outings.html
http://www.tucuman-ar.com/sturismo/indexing.htm
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| San
Miguel de Tucumán |
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It
is the capital of the smallest province of
Argentina. It is called "the Garden of
the Republic", its architecture shows
important parts of the history of the country,
as for example, the house where its independence
was signed in 1816.
http://www.welcomeargentina.com/tucuman/index_i.html
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| Valles
Calchaquíes (Calchaquíes valleys)
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This enormous
valley that crosses the provinces of “Catamarca”,
“Tucumán” and “Salta”
offers landscapes of great beauty, with winding
roads between hills full of colour. It shows
a wonderful contrast between the desert mountain
areas and the subtropical forest. In the latter,
“Tafí del Valle” (Tafí
of the Valley) stands out, where even today
vestiges of the millenarian culture that inhabited
it can be found.
Towards the north, following roads bordered
by great cacti, the ruins of “Quilmes”,
an important indigenous establishment amazingly
conserved may be observed.
Arriving at “Calafate”, you begin
to see vineyards that produce the raw material
for the wines, internationally appreciated
for their quality. This city, that maintains
the characteristics of the Spanish colonial
culture in its architecture as well as in
its habits, is the front door to the “Quebrada
de las Conchas”, where erosion and time
have trimmed capricious forms on the rock,
giving it a very particular beauty.
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Valles Calchaquíes
(Calchaquíes valleys) - Salta |
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| Ruins
of Quilmes - Tucumán |
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Called
“Salta the pretty one", it is the
Argentine city that better conserves the colonial
architecture and the inherited customs of
the pre-Columbian towns and the Spanish colonizers.
http://www.turismoensalta.com/articulotes.php?ida=2579&ln=1
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| Tren
de las Nubes (Train of the Clouds) |
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It
is an unforgettable ride in an old train that
reaches heights of up to 4200 m, across unimaginable
landscapes.
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| Purmamarca
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| Quebrada
de Humahuaca |
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From
the city of Jujuy, towards the north, you
arrive to the “Quebrada de Humahuaca”,
a place of incomparable beauty that leads
us slowly towards the plateau. There, colourful
towns, frozen in time, can be found surrounded
by imposing polychromatic mountains, where
millenarian customs are conserved intact.
Perhaps one of most beautiful is “Purmamarca”,
framed by the “Cerro de los Siete Colores”
(Hill of the Seven Colours). At “Tilcara”
the ruins of the famous “Pucará”,
an ancient, very well conserved pre-Hispanic
fortification of the native “Omaguacas”
can be visited. UNESCO declared the “Quebrada
de Humahuaca” Cultural Landscape of
Humanity in 2003.
http://www.welcomeargentina.com/humahuaca/index_i.html
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| Photos: Courtesy of
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