Quebrada de Humahuaca

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Quebrada de Humahuaca

UNESCO World Heritage Site
View of the Quebrada de Humahuaca
Location	Jujuy Province, Argentina
Criteria	Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v)
Reference	1116
Inscription	2003 (27th Session)
Area	172,116.4375 ha (425,308.979 acres)
Buffer zone	369,648.8125 ha (913,422.108 acres)
Coordinates	23°11′59″S 65°20′56″W / 23.199861111111°S 65.348861111112°W / -23.199861111111; -65.348861111112
Location of Quebrada de Humahuaca in Argentina

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, 1,649 km (1,025 mi) north of Buenos Aires (23°11′59″S 65°20′56″W / 23.19972°S 65.34889°W / -23.19972; -65.34889). It is about 155 km (96 mi) long, oriented north–south, bordered by the Altiplano in the west and north, by the Sub-Andean hills in the east, and by the warm valleys (Valles Templados) in the south.

The name quebrada (literally "broken") translates as a deep valley or ravine. It receives its name from Humahuaca, a small city of 11,000 inhabitants. The Grande River (Río Grande), which is dry in winter, flows copiously through the Quebrada in the summer.

The region has always been a crossroads for economic, social and cultural communication. It has been populated for at least 10,000 years, since the settlement of the first

The Quebrada de Humahuaca was designated a protected landscape in 2000.[4] It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 2 July 2003.

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  Pucará de Tilcara
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  Hornocal
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  Cerro de los Siete Colores, Purmamarca

See also

• Iruya
• Abra Pampa
• Hornillos de Eresma
• Huacalera
• Humahuaca
• La Quiaca
• Maimará
• Purmamarca
• Cerro de los Siete Colores
• Pucará de Tilcara
• Tilcara
• Volcán
• Serranía de Hornocal

References

External links

• UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Description of the site.
• Jujuy Province - Official website (in Spanish).
• Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
• Pictures from Humahuaca

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