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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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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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