Tilcara

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Tilcara is a historic town in Argentina’s Quebrada de Humahuaca, renowned for its pre-Inca archaeological site Pucará de Tilcara and vibrant Andean cultural traditions.

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Tilcara canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
climate highland climate
semi-arid climate
continent South America
country Argentina
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2460 metres
hasArchaeologicalSite Pucará de Tilcara
hasCulturalPractice Andean carnival celebrations
Pachamama offerings
hasFestival Carnaval de Tilcara
linked to: Carnaval Jujeño
hasMuseum Museo Arqueológico Dr. Eduardo Casanova
hasReligiousBuilding Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Rosario
heritageStatusOfRegion Quebrada de Humahuaca UNESCO World Heritage Site
indigenousCulturalInfluence Aymara
linked to: Aymara people

Omaguaca
Quechua
knownFor Andean cultural traditions
Pucará de Tilcara
Quebrada de Humahuaca landscapes
pre-Inca archaeological heritage
traditional Andean festivals
traditional Andean music
languageSpoken Spanish
locatedIn Quebrada de Humahuaca
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Jujuy Province
Tilcara Department
locatedInValley Quebrada de Humahuaca valley
nearbySettlement Humahuaca
Maimará
Purmamarca
partOf Northwest Argentina
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
religion Roman Catholicism
river Río Grande de Jujuy
roadConnection National Route 9 (Argentina)
timeZone Argentina Time
UTC−03:00
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
nature tourism
traditionalCuisine empanadas
humita
locro
traditionalInstrument charango
quena
sikus
traditionalMusic Andean folk music

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Jujuy Province knownFor Tilcara
Jujuy Province contains Tilcara
Purmamarca nearbyTown Tilcara
Maimará locatedNear Tilcara
Uquía distanceTo Tilcara
Pucará de Tilcara locatedIn Tilcara
Río Grande de Jujuy near Tilcara