Andalgalá
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| location | 27 ° 35 ′ S , 66 ° 19 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 977 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 14,068 | ||
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 Catamarca
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| Department : | Andalgalá | ||
| Mayor: | José Perea, PJ | ||
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| Postal code : | K4740 | ||
Andalgalá is the capital of the department of the same name Andalgalá in the province of Catamarca in northwest Argentina . The distance to the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is 248 kilometers.
history
The area around Andalgalá was inhabited by belligerent diaguitas and calchaquíes , who offered considerable resistance to the Spanish conquerors. After two unsuccessful attempts at conquest, the Spaniards founded the San Pedro de Mercado fortification on July 12, 1658 during the 2nd Calchaquí War . At the end of the 18th century the area was divided among Spanish landowners and in 1740 the Mayorazgo de los Diaz de la Peña was formed in Huasán . In 1952 Andalgalá received city rights.
economy
The main agricultural products of the area are: olives , peaches , hazelnuts , grapes , quince , cotton , seed potatoes and spices such as cumin and aniseed . Goats and sheep dominate the livestock industry. The nearby Río Andalgalá enables electricity generation.
Worth seeing
- Plaza Central 9 de julio
- Iglesia San Francisco
- Museo Arqueológico Provincial
- Casa Cisneros
- Museo Privado Malli
- Estación del ferrocarril
- Mayorazgo de Huasán (4 km north via Ruta Provincial 47)
Festivals
- Fiesta del Fuerte de Andalgalá (January).
Web links
- IFAM population data (Spanish)
- Department Andalgalá (Spanish) ( Memento of February 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Catamarca Huasi Departamento Andalgalá ( Memento of April 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
- LiveArgentina.com - City information (Spanish) ( Memento from October 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )