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  San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is a city in northwestern Argentina and capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río Valle River, at the feet of the Cerro Ambato.
Catamarca is also the touristic centre of the province, with its colonial architecture, and serves as a hub to many touristic points and excursions, hiking, mountain-bike tours, horse riding, and wine testing.
San Fernando can be also reached by plane to the Felipe Varela airport (IATA: CTC, ICAO: SANC) at coordinates 28° 35′ 12″ S, 65° 45′ 12″ W, located 15 kilometres southeast of the city, that has regular flight to Buenos Aires and La Rioja.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Fernando_del_Valle_de_Catamarca   (488 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.
Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, from the north): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catamarca_Province   (434 words)

  
 República Argentina - Secretaría de Turismo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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.
The Casa de Gobierno (Government House) and the Basílica Nuestra Señora del Valle are located in the main square.
The Pucará del Aconquija are the ruins of a native fort with enormous pircas or dry stone walls and the remains of several shelters.
www.turismo.gov.ar /eng/atra/tour/MAPAS/cat.htm   (513 words)

  
 Argentina - El Calafate (Santa Cruz) - Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The word Catamarca, which in quechua means fortress at the foothill, makes reference to the topographical location of the city.
It was initially founded by Juan Pérez de Zurita in 1558 in the Quinmivil valley with the name of Londres; by Ramírez de Velasco in 1591, in the same place; and finally by don Fernando Mendoza de Mate de Luna on July 5th, 1683, in its current place.
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, its capital, is a commercial and turist centre with an active cultural life, developed mainly in its University, institutions and museums.
www.argentinaturistica.com /2catiresenia.htm   (310 words)

  
 Unprecedented Quake Activity In Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (Agencias) - The seismic movement that affected at least twelve of the twenty-four provinces of Argentina achieved the magnitude of an earthquake and caused the deaths of a woman, everal wounded, general alarmo among the population and light material damage.
The Meteorological Institute of the province of San Juan reported today that in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, in the country's northwestern corner, the phenomenon reached an intensity of 6 degrees on the Richter scale while San Juan, also along the Andean Range, shook to 3 degrees on the same scale.
In Mar del Plata, 400 km to the south, authorities caused the Court House--an 11 storey building--to be vacated in view of the panic among the structure's occupants.
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 Catamarca --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Originally named Londres, it was founded by the explorer Juan Pérez de Zurita (1559) in the Valle de Quinmivil.
city, capital of Catamarca province, northwestern Argentina, on the Río del Valle de Catamarca, a river between the two south-pointing spurs of the Andean sierras of Ambato and Ancasti.
The sandy desert on the west side of the Sierra del Aconquija is referred to as the Argentine Sahara.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020765?tocId=9020765   (302 words)

  
 Catamarca Province
The province of Catamarca is located in the northwestern region of Argentina.
It is bounded by the province of Salta, on the north, the provinces of Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero and Córdoba, on the east, the provinces of Córdoba and La Rioja, on the south; and the Republic of Chile, on the west.
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)

  
 Catamarca, Argentina: San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Catamarca, Argentina: San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
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.
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 HotelStore.net - Hotel Reservations / Reservas de Hotel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This province, characterized by its dry soil, has many mountain ranges whose numerous valleys are connected by means of passes known as cuestas, and constitute the meeting place of the frontal part of the Andes, with its awesome summits and passes to Chile, and the Puna, the southern tip of South America's highest plateau.
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - its capital - is a typical colonial city, proud of its cathedral and the Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Valle (Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Valley).
One of the most typical tours entails a visit to the Valle de Catamarca (Catamarca Valley), historic old towns, chapels, and the clique Las Pirquitas (Las Pirquitas dam), which are close tothe provincial capital city.
goargentina.net /argentina/catamarca.shtml   (265 words)

  
 Vacations in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Its halls summarize all the cultures that inhabited the ground of Catamarca, from the " Pre-ceramic " Period until " Delayed Land-potter " Period.
of Catamarca, is to know history of the provinces, since the well-known one is the one that was written from Buenos Aires, the national history.
The Virgen del Valle is the National Patron Saint of the Tourism.
www.catamarca.com /capital/vacations.htm   (394 words)

  
 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca is a city in northwestern (A republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America) Argentina and capital of (additional info and facts about Catamarca Province) Catamarca Province, on the Río de Valle Catamarca near the Nevados del Aconquija mountains.
Fruit and grapes are grown in the oasis areas near the city.
Many pilgrims come to San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca to visit the Church of the Virgin of the Valley (1694), which contains a statue of Nuestra Señora del Valle ((additional info and facts about Our Lady) Our Lady of the Valley).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/san_fernando_del_valle_de_catamarca.htm   (160 words)

  
 Mendoza, Argentina
San Martin, and running parallel to Sarmiento are Av.
Mendoza has an intense cultural activity, and the city is a main center for professional congresses and meetings.
The main ones are "Cornelio Moyano" (Natural History) and "Museo del Area Fundacional" (Foundational Area Museum, historic).
creekin.net /c1176-n7-mendoza-argentina.html   (478 words)

  
 Amerian Catamarca Park Hotel San Fernando Del Valle De Catamarca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After that you will arrive in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, the Hotel is nearby the main square.
In the historical and commercial core of the city of San Fernando del valle de Catamarca is the American Catamarca Park hotel.
Situated within 100 meters from the 25 de Mayo Square, this four star, superior property offers the accessibility its guests require, in their business or pleasure trips.
www.qwikcast.com /hotelsearch/hotelinfo/81745.html   (461 words)

  
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Both the core area and the buffer zone are officially owned by the Government of Catamarca Province.
Direccion de Ganaderia, Chacabuco 334, 4700 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Republica Argentina.
Sectretaria de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Direccion Nacional de Fauan Silvestre.
sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0209q.htm   (649 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
MSN Encarta - Search Results - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, city in northwestern Argentina, capital of Catamarca Province, on the Río de Valle Catamarca near the Nevados...
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 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - knowing Argentina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It's the capital of the Province of Catamarca.
Cuesta del Portezuelo (Stop of the Portezuelo): It can be reached by a slope Mountain Path
From Buenos Aires by plane to San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca of by terrestrian via starting from Buenos Aires by NR N°9 till Córdoba city, here take NR N°60 and then, now in the Province of Catamarca, in the place San Martín, join the PR N°33 to destiny.
www.knowingargentina.com /en/catamarca/0006.htm   (239 words)

  
 North - Tinogasta - Euro Argentine
Coming from Chile, the tourist can get through Paso de San Francisco, a bioceanic road that crosses the international frontier to the neighbour country 250 km away from the town and which is an interesting alternative to choose due to the attractive landscapes on the way.
To the north, it borders on the Rock of Falso Azufre, on the Mountains of Buenaventura and to Portillo de Robledo and Coruto sites; to the east borders on the Mountains of Fiambalá where Morado, Alto de Volcán and Fraile Hills are found.
To the south, Tinogasta borders on the bed of Salado River and on the Hills of La Cañada, Portillo del Calvario and De las Piedras Bolas; to the west borders on De La Cruz Hill, La Ollita Hill, Pabellón Grande, De Ovando, and La Salamanca Hills.
www.euro-argentine.com /en/Guide/norte/tinogasta   (402 words)

  
 Services of the Province of Catamarca - Argentina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The service of potable water is in charge of Obras Sanitarias Catamarca, decentralized company of the Provincial State.
Towards the interior of the province the service also is daily and is in charge of Provincial Aeronautics Departament - Gral.
The ground transport operates in the Terminal de Omnibus of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Av.Guemes 856 - Tel.
www.catamarca.com /services.htm   (326 words)

  
 The Spanish Conquest
It was the most important one because of its continuity and the cities founded, such as Buenos Aires, Asunción del Paraguay, Santa Fe, Corrientes and Paraná.
It came down from Peru and arrived by way of the Quebrada de Humahuaca giving rise to the cities of Santiago del Estero, San Miguel de Tucumán, Córdoba, Salta, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, La Rioja and San Salvador de Jujuy.
But once the Viceroyalty of the Plata River was established, it began decaying as a populational conglomerate.
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 MSN Encarta - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
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 30th National "Poncho" Fair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This event, organized by the government of Catamarca, will be held between the 14 and 23 of July, in the premises of the ex Regiment 17 of the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
In this framework, and through the presence of artisans association of the provinces of Catamarca, Salta and Jujuy, the CFI through the Program Identity promotes, in this case, the gathering of Andean peoples and the promotion of the original cultures and the works they perform.
Moreover, a series of activities for the visitors is scheduled, where all will have the possibility of knowing and practicing aspects of the artisan activity and participating in typical artisan expressions.
www.cfired.org.ar /ingles/eventos/poncho.htm   (501 words)

  
 Ojor.Com - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - Argentina - Home --(World Cities Communities)
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 FIBA.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
SAN FERNANDO DEL VALLE DE CATAMARCA (U21 World Championship) - Argentina will arrive in Cordoba for the FIBA U21 World Championships in high spirits after clinching the 'Super Four' quadrangular friendly tournament.
Played in the Argentinian province of Catamarca, the national Under-21 side saw off Puerto Rico 72-61 on the final day of matches.
In the first two match-days, Argentina trashed the regional team of Catamarca 90-48, while they had a tougher assignment in seeing off Israel 77-73 a day later.
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 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina media list - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca newspapers, magazines ...
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina media list - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca newspapers, magazines and TV stations, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca media contacts at Mondo Times
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations.
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca news media
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 Catamarca - Santa Maria - LiveArgentina.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Desde la Capital Federal a San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca y entre esta ciudad y Córdoba, La Rioja, Salta, San Miguel de Tucumán y Santiago del Estero.
O desde Tucuman tomar los omnibus que se dirijen hasta las ruinas Quilmes luego de pasar por Tafi del Valle.
Hasta San Miguel de Tucuman o La Banda en Santiago del Estero.
www.liveargentina.com /CatamarcaSantaMariaMedios.htm   (148 words)

  
 Hotel Casino Catamarca - Casino City
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 Catamarca - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - LiveArgentina.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Catamarca - San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca - LiveArgentina.com
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca es la Capital de la provincia.
Veranos cálidos, inviernos frescos y agradables, ausencia de estaciones intermedias, aridez y sequedad en el aire se atenúan en los meses lluviosos del verano y cielos diáfanos, son los elementos que caracterizan el clima catamarqueño.
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 San Fernando Del Valle De Catamarca Hotels and Lodging
San Fernando Del Valle De Catamarca Hotels and Lodging
Republica 347 San Fernando Del Valle De Catamarca, Argentina K4700BMG
The Amerian Catamarca Park Hotel consists of 8 floors with a glassed front and travertine marble, 59 large comfortable fully sound protected rooms.
www.traveltoday.com /hotels/San_Fernando_Del_Valle_De_Catamarca/_/Argentina   (77 words)

  
 Hotels in San Fernando Del Valle De Catamarca, Argentina
Description: The Amerian Catamarca Park Hotel consists of 8 floors with a glassed front and travertine marble, 59 large comfortable fully sound protected rooms.
Location: In the historical and commercial core of the city of San Fernando del valle de Catamarca is the American Catamarca Park hotel.
For more information on hotels in San Fernando Del Valle De Catamarca, Argentina, click here.
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