Tilcara
E704398
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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| climate |
highland climate
ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 2460 metres ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Pucará de Tilcara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Andean carnival celebrations
ⓘ
Pachamama offerings ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Carnaval de Tilcara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museo Arqueológico Dr. Eduardo Casanova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Rosario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfRegion | Quebrada de Humahuaca UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousCulturalInfluence |
Aymara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omaguaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Andean cultural traditions
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Pucará de Tilcara NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebrada de Humahuaca landscapes ⓘ pre-Inca archaeological heritage ⓘ traditional Andean festivals ⓘ traditional Andean music ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Quebrada de Humahuaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Jujuy Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tilcara Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Quebrada de Humahuaca valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Humahuaca
NERFINISHED
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Maimará NERFINISHED ⓘ Purmamarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northwest Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| river | Río Grande de Jujuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection | National Route 9 (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Argentina Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| tourismType |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ |
| traditionalCuisine |
empanadas
ⓘ
humita ⓘ locro ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
charango
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
quena ⓘ sikus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Andean folk music ⓘ |
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