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  Catamarca Province, Travel and Hotel Information - Argentina Contact
San Fernando from the Valley of Catamarca, capital of the county.
and it is the capital of the province of Catamarca.
This enormous extension that conforms the counties of Catamarca, Tucumán and Salta offers a panorama of surprising landscapes, serpentine roads and colorful hills.
www.argentinacontact.com /en/conozca/catamarca.php   (468 words)

  
  Argentina in 2004 (8 La Rioja & Catamarca)
The Cosquin area, 60 km north-west of Cordoba, is a good place to get away from the provincial capital in the hot summer months.
Catamarca is another 150 000 city in the Northwest hills just like La Rioja.
Here is the road to Tucuman in the plain at 100 metres less altitude than La Rioja and Catamarca.
berclo.net /page04/04en-argentina-8.html   (711 words)

  
 Catamarca Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country.
The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca.
Mountains and geological formation are the main attraction, with sights such as Antofagasta de la Sierra, Balcones del Valle, the Snow-Covered Summits of Aconquija, and the Pass of San Francisco.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catamarca_Province   (508 words)

  
 Catamarca’s Social and Civic Front party coalition (Argentina)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The Province of Catamarca (northwest of Argentina) had been ruled for a lot of years by the Partido Justicialista (Justicialist Party).
The leader of Catamarca’s Justicialist Party was Ramón Saadi.
The Frente Cívico y Social (F.C.y S.) is that local party, and it rules nowadays the Province of Catamarca.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ar}fcs.html   (244 words)

  
 Catamarca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is one of the oldest cities in Argentina.
Founded in 1683, it is the capital of Catamarca province.
The Calchaquies Valleys extend from Catamarca province to Salta province and constitute an untouched landscape full of beauties and riches.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /south_america/argentina/about_destin/catamarca.html   (308 words)

  
 New Industrial Crops: Northwestern Argentina Regional Project
Subsequently, The University of Arizona, the University of California, the National University of Catamarca, the Rural Group Pulares, and the government of the province of Salta joined the project.
In 1994, two members of a women's agricultural cooperative from Catamarca participated in the exchange program and spent time in California, Arizona and Northern Mexico, where they were able to exchange ideas on new crop production with growers and researchers.
Table 5 presents the analysis which was conducted on two year old guayule harvested in Catamarca in 1995.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1996/v3-045.html   (2759 words)

  
 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina
apital City of the province, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is situated in the northwest of the country, by Del Valle river and at the bottom of Ambato Hill.
Catamarca is a quechua word that means "Fortress in the Side" and refers to the topographic location of San Fernando del Valle City.
It is suggested to visit the Cathedral with its neoclasical style, the Main Square called "25 de Mayo" and having a special design, the Archaeological, Crafts, Art, and Sports Museums, apart from the well-known Cavern of the "Virgen del Valle".
www.welcomeargentina.com /catamarca/index_i.html   (403 words)

  
 República Argentina - Secretaría de Turismo
From the City of Buenos Aires to San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, and from this city to Córdoba, La Rioja, Salta, San Miguel de Tucumán and Santiago del Estero.
Distances from San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca: Buenos Aires 1,150 Km, Córdoba 440 Km, Mendoza 832 Km.
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca: 2 (4*), 6 (3*), 1 (2*).
www.turismo.gov.ar /eng/atra/tour/MAPAS/cat.htm   (513 words)

  
 Catamarca Province
The province of Catamarca is located in the northwestern region of Argentina.
Average temperature recorded in the east and the capital city is 20°C/68°F, with extreme variations up to 45°C/113°F. Total precipitation for the same region ranges from 400 to 500 mm.
This province, whose capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, is divided into 16 departments, with separate political and administrative powers.
www.argentour.com /catamarcaing.html   (354 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tucuman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
It is to be noted that the See of Córdoba, founded in 1570, was generally referred to in the seventeenth century as that of Tucumán (Córdoba de Tucumán).
Most of the inhabitants of the Province of Catamarca are mestizos, descendants of the Quilene, Cilian, Andagala, and Guafare Indians.
Cholla (a suburb of Catamarca) is inhabited by Calchaqui Indians, but Spanish is now the only language spoken.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15085a.htm   (397 words)

  
 Lugares Magazine CATAMARCA Argentina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
In the Quechua language, Catamarca means fortress, village or the county on the hillside.
The Catamarca countryside is amongst the most stunning in Argentina.
Mountains, valleys and a sun that shines on picturesque villages, winding rivers searching for a path through the steep valleys and streets deserted during the hours of the siesta.
www.enjoy-argentina.org /lugares-magazine/lugares-magazine-catamarca.php   (1414 words)

  
 Tourism Catamarca, El Rodeo - Argentina Contact
Minimum Pax: Base 8 or more paxs from Catamarca.
El Rodeo is the main touristical village of Catamarca province, located in a green valley at the Ambato Mountains feet, to 1250 meters height and just 35 kilometers from the city.
From there we will make the mountain circuits that will take us into mountain corners with imposing panoramic views of rustic beauty and wealthy trout rivers, which reaches the town and intermingles with their pinturesque side streets.
www.argentinacontact.com /turismo/en_tour/El-Rodeo-Adventure-and-Relax-19.html   (301 words)

  
 CATAMARCA - Online Information article about CATAMARCA
industry of the province, some of the trees growing in the Catamarca forests being See also:
Catamarca is traversed by the Northern Central railway between Cordoba and the See also:
The more important towns, after Catamarca, the capital, are Andalgala and Tinogasta with populations (estimated, 1904) of 5000 to 6000 each.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /CAR_CAU/CATAMARCA.html   (571 words)

  
 CorpWatch : ARGENTINA: The War for Gold in Catamarca
These are some of the contradictions of Andalgalá, a town of 17,000 inhabitants in Catamarca, Argentina, 240 kilometres from the provincial capital, home for ten years now to the largest gold and copper mine in the country, and one of the largest in the world.
Social groups, government and judicial agencies of the northwest Argentina are warning that the growing contamination is affecting three Argentine provinces: Catamarca, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero.
Cinema Teatro Catamarca, in front of the main plaza in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=13018   (1039 words)

  
 Subdivisions of Catamarca Province (Argentina)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The City of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca (usually known as Catamarca City or Catamarca Capital) is the capital of the province and the head of the Capital Department.
The newspaper "Diario C", from Catamarca (Argentina), reports on 29 November 2005 the official presentation of the new and first municipal flag of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, which took place on 28 November 2005.
In the center of the flag a typical Catamarca poncho is shown, as symbol of the ocher land, flanked by two green stripes (guardas) symbolizing the vivid essence of its sap.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ar-k-.html   (585 words)

  
 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - Search Results - MSN Encarta
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - Search Results - MSN Encarta
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, city in northwestern Argentina, capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río de Valle Catamarca near the Nevados...
Map of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
encarta.msn.com /San_Fernando_del_Valle_de_Catamarca.html   (153 words)

  
 Catamarca - Resultados de la búsqueda - MSN Encarta
Catamarca, provincia de Argentina ubicada en el noroeste de la República.
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, ciudad del noroeste de Argentina, capital de la provincia de Catamarca, situada a orillas del río del Valle,...
Nacido en Catamarca, se trasladó a Buenos Aires, donde se doctoró en...
es.encarta.msn.com /Catamarca.html   (100 words)

  
 Ministerio de Producción y Desarrollo Provincia de Catamarca
Los ejemplares de camélidos que presenta Catamarca desfilarán el día 3 de agosto en la pista auxiliar del predio de la Sociedad Rural Argentina, y volverá a hacerlo el domingo 5 de agosto, para el cierre del evento ganadero más importante del continente.
Este año, la muestra más importante del sector que se realiza en Catamarca se instalará en el sector Sur del predio ferial, en pabellones dispuestos estratégicamente en una superficie total de 4080 metros cuadrados cubiertos.
La gerente técnica de la Corporación Vitivinícola Argentina, Cristina Brachetta estuvo este lunes en Catamarca y se reunió con la subsecretaria de Industria y Comercio, Silvia Bertoli y el director de Industria, Mauricio Montero, quienes abordaron distintos temas relacionados a la problemática y situación de los productores vitícola del país y en especial, de Catamarca.
www.produccioncatamarca.gov.ar   (1959 words)

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