Humahuaca
Sign in to saveHumahuaca () is a small city in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. Since 2003 declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO at the Paris conference. It has 11,369 inhabitants as per the , and is the principal town (seat) of the Department of Humahuaca. The city is widely known for its location at the Quebrada de Humahuaca, along the Eastern valley of the central Andean Altiplano.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Humahuaca
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- es
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- HumahuacaCityMontage.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 180px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Argentina
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Humahuaca in Argentina
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Humahuaca
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
Key dates
- Inception
- 1594
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality
- Country
- Argentina
- Located in
- Humahuaca Department
- Population
- +15992
- Elevation
- +2970
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00
- Capital of
- Humahuaca Department
- Image
- HumahuacaCityMontage.jpg
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- Filmed in Humahuaca
Humahuaca () is a small city in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. Since 2003 declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO at the Paris conference. It has 11,369 inhabitants as per the , and is the principal town (seat) of the Department of Humahuaca. The city is widely known for its location at the Quebrada de Humahuaca, along the Eastern valley of the central Andean Altiplano.
Humahuaca is located north of Tilcara and Purmamarca, in the colourful valley of Quebrada de Humahuaca. The townhall is located in the center of the village and it possesses a tower which can be seen from the main square with a clock that chimes at 12 pm, after which a small door opens and a figure of Saint Francisco Solano comes out and makes the sign of the cross.