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Catamarca

 
Overview

Catamarca is a province in northwest Argentina, bordering Chile. Its dramatic landscapes include cactus-studded sierras in the east and stark Andean highlands in the northwest.

Description

Youthful, vibrant, relatively affluent and abuzz with college students, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca has a central plaza filled with robust jacaranda, araucaria, citrus and palm trees, and streets dotted with fine period buildings. A few blocks west, Parque Navarro's towering eucalypts scent the air and are backed by the spectacular sierra beyond.



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northwestern Argentina Argentina
Argentina
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/argentina/northwest-argentina/catamarca