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Tombs and crosses set against the breathtaking backdrop of the quebrada, Maimará
Maimará artifacts from across Latin was born in Buenos Aires, but
47 miles (76 km) N of San Salvador de America including ceramics, spent most of his working life in
Jujuy. * 2,000. menhirs, and even a mummy. Tilcara. Here he pro duced oil
Overlooked by the beautiful There are over 5,000 pieces in paintings depicting land scapes
multicolored rock forma tions the permanent collec tion and and local personalities. Tilcara’s
of the quebrada, the village of two salons hold temporary most popular attrac tion is an
Maimará is best known for its exhibitions all year. open-air Inca “museum,” the
man-made stoneworks. The In Museo Ernesto Soto Pucará de Tilcara. This hilltop
extraordinar ily diverse range of Avendaño, the rooms are fortress, situated half a mile
tombs and crosses found in its dedicated to the sculptor (1 km) away from town,
cemetery form a chaotic hill side who created Monumento predates the arrival of
necropolis. The different colored a la Independencia de the Incas by up to five
tombs are decorated with bright Humahuaca. centuries. It was first
bouquets of paper flowers. The small Museo Irureta excava ted in 1903 and
de Bellas Artes displays has been res tored
Tilcara over 100 engravings, paint- and preserved since
52 miles (84 km) NW of Jujyu. ings, and sculptures by the 1950s under the
* 5,640. @ n Lavalle s/n, (0388) modern Argentinian artists. auspices of the
495-5720. _ Fiesta de la Pacha mama Works of Hugo Irureta, University of Buenos
(Aug).  Museo Arqueo lógico the sculptor who Sculpture at Museo Aires. The old fortress,
Doctor Eduardo Casanova Belgrano founded the museum, Arqueológico Doctor which includes a
445, Plaza Alvarez Prado. Tel (0388) are also displayed. Eduardo Casanova botanical garden of
495-5006. Open 9am–noon, 2–6pm Located close by is native flora, mostly
daily. & Museo Irureta de Bellas Museo José Antonio Terry, cacti, affords wonderful views
Artes Cnr, Belgrano & Bolívar. whose exhibition space is of the quebrada.
Tel (0388) 495-5124. Open
10am–1pm, 3–6pm daily. = dedicated to the painter who
Uquia
Dominated by the dramatic 62 miles (100 km) N of San Salvador
mountains that surround it, de Jujuy. * 315. Iglesia San
Tilcara is a tiny village with a Francisco de Padua Open 10am–
pleasant, easy-going air. It is noon, 2–4pm daily.
quiet for most of the year, Set against a backdrop of red-
although it attracts a large rock mountains and lush
number of visitors when the quebracho trees, Uquia is a
annual Pachamama festival is picturesque village centered
celebrated. For centuries, the around a delightful square
town has been a hub of crafts- and a pretty church. The
men and artists and many 17th-century Iglesia de San
galleries and workshops Francisco de Paula and its
remain today. tower are painted in spotless
Housed in a lovely colonial white with bright green doors.
building, Museo Arqueológico The church is famous for its
Doctor Eduardo Casanova has The whitewashed façade of Museo Ernesto unusual paintings of “warring
a collec tion of pre-Columbian Soto Avendaño, Tilcara angels” from Collao in Bolivia.

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