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Tilcara
is located on national route No. 9, 84km. away from San Salvador
de Jujuy and 2,461m above sea level. This town was founded
approximately in the year 1600 and is characteristic of the
"Quebrada" with its "Collas" (Indians from the northwest)
and its multicolored mountains. The erection of its church
began in 1797, but was only completed in 1865. The entire
area has a vast archaeological wealth, and its main site is
the "Pucará de Tilcara" (Pucará: fortress).
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