Quebrada de Humahuaca

valley in Argentina

Key facts

Location: Jujuy Province , Argentina
Criteria: Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v)
Inscription: 2003 (27th Session )
Area: 172,116.4375 ha (425,308.979 acres)
Buffer zone: 369,648.8125 ha (913,422.108 acres)
Coordinates: 23°11′59″S 65°20′56″W / 23.199861111111°S 65.348861111112°W / -23.199861111111; -65.348861111112

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Encyclopedic overview

The Quebrada de Humahuaca is a narrow mountain valley located in the province of Jujuy in northwest Argentina, 1,649 km (1,025 mi) north of Buenos Aires (23°11′59″S 65°20′56″W / 23.19972°S 65.34889°W / -23.19972; -65.34889). It is about 155 km (96 mi) long, oriented north–south, bordered by the Altiplano in the west and north, by the Sub-Andean hills in the east, and by the warm valleys (Valles Templados) in the south.

The name quebrada (literally "broken") translates as a deep valley or ravine. It receives its name from Humahuaca, a small city of 11,000 inhabitants. The Grande River (Río Grande), which is dry in winter, flows copiously through the Quebrada in the summer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quebrada de Humahuaca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.