Tilcara

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 has 5,640 inhabitants as of the census-ar|2001.

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. Disputedly the biggest attraction in Tilcara is the nearby "Pucará" ("Fortress" in Quechua), the partially reconstructed ruins of a pre-Incaic city, located a few kilometers away from the city of Tilcara on a hill with an impressive view of the valley of the Río Grande.

References

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* Civitas/PSI. [http://www.civitas.gov.ar/municipios/portal.asp?MID=13 Tilcara] (portal).
* WelcomeArgentina. [http://www.welcomeargentina.com/tilcara/index.html Tilcara, Argentina] (general and touristic information).