Quebrada de Humahuaca
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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.