- Quebrada de Humahuaca
Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Quebrada de Humahuaca
State Party = ARG
Type = Cultural
Criteria = ii, iv, v
ID = 1116
Region = Latin America and the Caribbean
Year = 2003
Session = 27th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1116The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain
valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwestArgentina , about 1,500 km fromBuenos Aires (coord|23|11|59|S|65|20|56|W|). It is about 155 kilometres long, oriented north-south, bordered by theAltiplano 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 fromHumahuaca , 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 10,000 years, since the settlement of the first
hunter-gatherer s, which is evidenced by substantial prehistoric remains. It was a caravan road for theInca Empire in the 15th century, then an important link between theViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata and theViceroyalty of Peru , as well as a stage for many battles of theArgentine War of Independence .The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site since2 July 2003 .ources
* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1116 UNESCO World Heritage Centre] - Description of the site.
* [http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/quebrada/principal.htm Jujuy Province] - Official website (in Spanish).
* [http://www.travelsur.net/forum/messages/2/97.html Travelsur] - Argentina Travel Advice forum (some comments translated from the official website).
* [http://argentina.gotolatin.com/spa/Attr/htm/Argentina-Humahuaca.asp GotoLatin.com] - Argentina - Destinos (in Spanish).
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* [http://www.hernan.ameijeiras.com/quebrada-de-humahuaca.html Pictures from Humahuaca]
* [http://www.en.norteexperience.com.ar/ North of Argentina Tourist info]
* [http://www.turbosite.com.ar/quebradahumahuaca/eng1.htm Quebrada de Humahuaca pictures]
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