Tilcara, Mountain municipality in Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina.
Located at 2,461 meters above sea level, Tilcara sits in a valley bordered by the Andes mountains, with adobe houses scattered across the terrain.
The area contains evidence of continuous human settlement spanning over 10,000 years, making it one of Argentina's oldest inhabited locations.
The town maintains strong indigenous traditions, particularly through the Pachamama festival in August, celebrating the Andean goddess of fertility.
Visitors can access Tilcara by taking National Route 9, which connects the town to San Salvador de Jujuy, located 84 kilometers to the south.
The Pucará de Tilcara features a pre-Incan fortification from the 12th century, accompanied by a botanical garden displaying native cactus species.
Location: Tilcara Department
Elevation above the sea: 2,461 m
Website: http://tilcara.gov.ar
GPS coordinates: -23.57681,-65.39342
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:31
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Tren a las Nubes
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Pucará de Tilcara
1.6 km
Calilegua National Park
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Polvorilla viaduct
124.5 km
Monument to the Heroes of Independence
41.7 km
Reserva de biosfera de Yungas
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Tastil
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Palacio de Gobierno de Jujuy
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Catedral Basílica de San Salvador de Jujuy (Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour)
68.4 km
Cerro Tuzgle
122.7 km
Large Latin American Millimeter Array
129.6 km
Q&U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology
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Cabildo de Humahuaca
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Finca Castañares
128.5 km
Fuerte de Cobos
132.7 km
Capilla de la Inmaculada Concepción
16.7 km
Campo de San Lorenzo
127.1 km
Paseo de los Colorados
22.2 km
Humahuaca Cathedral
41.7 km
Biblioteca Popular José Ingenieros
83.6 km
Cabildo de la ciudad de San Salvador de Jujuy
68.4 km
Capilla de Tilcara
199 m
Iglesia y Convento San Francisco
68.4 km
Capilla de Purmamarca
21.8 km
Museo De Bellas Artesfundación Hugo Irureta
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Iglesia de Susques
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Garganta Del Diablo
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