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Tilcara

Argentina · Jujuy Province

San Francisco de Tilcara is a city in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, and the head town of the Tilcara Department. It had 6,249 inhabitants at the 2010 census [INDEC]. Traces of human habitation in the area date back more than 10,000 years, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements of Argentina.

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Things to do in Tilcara

Trekking Purmamarca · 4 h · from $78 · 5.0/5 (60 reviews)
Purmamarca Walk with Llamas · 1 h 45 min · from $75 · 4.9/5 (173 reviews)
Purmamarca Night Experience · 1 h 45 min · from $46 · 4.8/5 (136 reviews)
Full-Day Tour to Laguna de los Pozuelos from Tilcara · 9 h · from $251 · 3.0/5 (2 reviews)
Northern Argentine cooking experience · 3 h · from $70 · 5.0/5 (1 reviews)
Mountain biking in the surroundings of Tilcara · 2 h · from $40 · 5.0/5 (28 reviews)

All experiences in Tilcara

Practical facts

Local time: UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Jujuy Province
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 23.58° S, 65.39° W

Near Tilcara

San Salvador de Jujuy · 68 km away
San Antonio de los Cobres · 118 km away
Salta · 134 km away
Cachi · 188 km away
Cafayate · 284 km away
San Pedro de Atacama · 296 km away

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