Church of St. Francis

Located on Belgrano between Padre Lozano and Capitán Uyunis streets
Tel. 088-721039 (public telephone booth)
From Mondays to Sundays from 9 to 12a.m. and from 4 to 8p.m.

This church is definitely American in style, dates from 1691 and still preserves its original one-meter thick adobe walls. It was declared a National Historic Monument. The tower stands separate from the main building. Its high altar was carved by hand in wood and is adorned with thin sheets of gold. It has no images but paintings from the Cuzco school, amongst which the most noteworthy is "Angels armed with harquebuses". The natives had no knowledge of angels, but some winged creatures formed part of the world they knew. So they represented the conquistadors with wings and dressed in period costumes.

Uquía
This town is located 120km. away from San Salvador de Jujuy, on national route No. 9, and lies 2,900m above sea level. Only 9km. separate it from the town of Humahuaca. There are several archaeological sites in the surrounding area, the most noteworthy of which is the "Pucará de Calete" (fortress).