Londres, Catamarca

Londres is a tourist city in the Belén "departamento" Catamarca Province, Argentina. It is situated at convert|1170|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on above sea level alongside the "Ruta Nacional 40". It is at the foot of Shincal mountains, near the Quimivil river and is divided into two parts, upper and lower.

The name

The city was named Londres (Spanish for London) in honour of the fact that the then King of Spain was married to Mary Tudor (Mary I of England)

Tourism

The Church of the Immaculate Conception, National Historical Monument is in Londres. [ [http://www.argentinaturistica.com/informa/caticircuitostur.htm argentinaturistica.com] ]

The ruins of the Shincal de Quimivil are located 5 km from Londres. These are 30 hectares where reconstructions of parts of an urban settlement inhabited by the indigenous population of the area in the 15th and 16th centuries.

This city, known as "The birthplace of the nut" is home to the provincial nut festival, celebrated every year in January.

Population

The 2001 census records a population of 2,134 inhabitants (INDEC 2001) which represents an increase of 15.7% over the 1,844 inhabitants recorded in the previous census (INDEC 1991)

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/municipales/busqueda/amplia_info.asp?ID=CAT016 Argentina Interior Ministry]
*es icon [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AR/2/Londres.html fallingrain.com]
*es icon [http://www.catamarcaguia.com.ar/Turismo/Campings.php catamarcaguia.com.ar]