View of the Quebrada de Humahuaca form the Ruta Provincial 52, that climbs up to 4200 a.s.l

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy in north-west Argentina, about 1,500 km from Buenos Aires (23° 11′ 59″ S, 65° 20′ 56″ W). It is about 155 kilometres 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1185x600, 303 KB) View of the Quebrada de Humahuaca form the Ruta Provincial 52, that climbs up to 4200 a. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1185x600, 303 KB) View of the Quebrada de Humahuaca form the Ruta Provincial 52, that climbs up to 4200 a. ... Fljótsdalur in East-Iceland A valley is a landform, which can range from a few square miles (square kilometers) to hundreds or even thousands of square miles (square kilometers) in area. ... Argentina consists of 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal district (Capital Federal *). Capital Federal * Buenos Aires Catamarca Chaco Chubut Córdoba Corrientes Entre Ríos Formosa Jujuy La Pampa La Rioja Mendoza Misiones Neuquén Río Negro Salta San Juan San Luis Santa Cruz Santa Fe Santiago... Jump to: navigation, search Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... The Altiplano (Spanish for high plain), where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Maimará village at the foot of the Quebrada

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. Grand Canyon, Arizona A canyon, or gorge, is a valley walled by cliffs. ...

The region has always been a crossroads for economic, social and cultural communication. It has been populated for 10,000 years, since the settlement of the first hunter-gatherers, which is evidenced by substantial prehistoric remains. It was a caravan road for the Inca Empire in the 15th century, then an important link between the Viceroyalty of the River Plate and the Viceroyalty of Peru, as well as a stage for many battles of the Argentine War of Independence. In anthropology, the hunter-gatherer way of life is that led by certain societies of the Neolithic Era based on the exploitation of wild plants and animals. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Created in 1776, the Viceroyalty of La Plata (in Spanish, Virreinato del Río de la Plata) was the last and most shortlived viceroyalty created by Spain. ... Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) contained most of Spanish-ruled South America until the creation of the separate viceroyalties of New Granada (now Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá and Venezuela, the last-named previously in the Viceroyalty of New Spain) in 1717 and Río... The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1814 to 1816 by Argentine forces under José de San Martín against realista forces loyal to the Spanish crown. ...

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2 July 2003. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... World Heritage Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sources

• UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Description of the site.
• Jujuy Province - Official website (in Spanish).
• Travelsur - Argentina Travel Advice forum (some comments translated from the official website).
• GotoLatin.com - Argentina - Destinos (in Spanish).
• Información de Municipios - Information about municipalities. Federal Institute of Municipal Affairs (IFAM), Secretariat of Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Interior of the Argentine Republic.