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The
town of Humahuaca is located 126km. away from the city of
San Salvador de Jujuy and lies 2,939m above sea level. It
is on national route No. 9 and is one of the regions where
one can appreciate genuine picturesque carnival celebrations
and the cult to the "Pachamama" or mother earth. Houses are
built of adobe and streets are very narrow. Noteworthy town
buildings are its church, the town hall - seat of the old
"Cabildo" - that has a clock weighing 1,800kg., which makes
it one of the largest in South America, and contains an image
of St. Francisco Solano that emerges at 12 o'clock noon and
blesses the public. Facing the town hall is the Independence
Monument depicting a running "chasqui" (native messenger).
The sculpture is made of bronze and weighs 60 tons.
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