Time zone ART (UTC-3) Dialing code +54 388 | Department Tilcara CPA base Y4624 Elevation 2,465 m Local time Friday 7:57 PM | |
Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 98% Humidity Points of interest Museo de Pintura José Terry, Museo Arqueológico Eduardo, Museo de Bellas Artes Hug, Museo Ernesto Soto Ave | ||
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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 had 5,640 inhabitants at the 2001 census . 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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Map of Tilcara, Jujuy, Argentina
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", located a few kilometers away from the city of Tilcara on a hill with an impressive view of the valley of the Río Grande.