Populated Places in Salta Province - Acoyte (Salta), Aguaray, Aguas Blancas (Salta), Alto de La Sierra, Ampascachi, Angastaco, Animana, Antilla, Salta, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Acoyte (Salta), Aguaray, Aguas Blancas (Salta), Alto de la Sierra, Ampascachi, Angastaco, Animana, Antilla, Salta, Apolinario Saravia, Salta, Atocha (Salta), Cabra Corral, Cachi, Argentina, Cafayate, Campamento Vespucio, Campichuelo, Campo Duran, Campo La Cruz, Campo Quijano, Campo Santo, Salta, Capiazuti, Capitan Juan Page, Carboncito, Cauchari, Ceibalito, Centro 25 de Junio, Cerrillos, Salta, Chiyayoc, Cobos, Salta, Cobres, Colome, Colonia Santa Rosa, Copo Quile, Coronel Cornejo, Coronel Juan Sola, Coronel Moldes, Coronel Mollinedo, Coronel Olleros, Dragones (Salta), El Barrial, El Bordo, Salta, El Galpon, Salta, El Jardin, El Naranjo (Salta), El Potrero (Salta), El Quebrachal, El Tala, El Tunal, Embarcacion (Salta), Gaona, General Ballivian, General Guemes, Salta, General Mosconi, Salta, General Pizarro, Guachipas, Hipolito Yrigoyen, Salta, Iruya, Isla de Canas, Joaquin V. Gonzalez, Argentina, Las Costas, Las Lajitas, La Caldera, La Candelaria, Salta, La Merced, Salta, La Mesada (Iruya), La Mision, Salta, La Poma, La Puerta, Salta, La Silleta, La Union, Salta, La Vina, Salta, Los Blancos, Salta, Los Toldos (Salta), Luis Burela, Lumbreras, Salta, Luracatao, Macapillo, Metan Viejo, Mina La Casualidad, Mision Chaquena, Mision Kilometro 6, Mision Tierras Fiscales, Molinos, Salta, Nazareno, Salta, Nuestra Senora de Talavera, Olacapato, Oran, Salta, Pacara, Salta, Padre Lozano, Payogasta, Pichanal, Piquete Cabado, Piquirenda, Pluma de Pato, Poscaya, Presa El Tunal, Pueblo Viejo, Salta, Recaredo, Salta, Rio del Valle, Salta, Rio Piedras, Salta, Rivadavia, Salta, Rosario de la Frontera, Rosario de Lerma, Salvador Mazza, Salta, Santa Barbara, Salta, Santa Maria (Salta), Santa Rosa (Salta), Santa Rosa de los Pastos Grandes, Santa Rosa de Tastil, Santa Victoria Este, Santa Victoria Oeste, Santiago de Guadalcazar, San Agustin, Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres, San Carlos, Salta, San Felipe, Salta, San Isidro de Iruya, San Jose de Metan, San Jose de Orquera, San Juan (Iruya), San Marcos, Salta, Seclantas, Talapampa, Tartagal, Salta, Tobantirenda, Tolar Grande, Tolloche, Tolombon, Tranquitas, Urundel, Villa San Lorenzo, Yacuy (Salta). Excerpt: Salta is a city located in the Lerma Valley, at 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level in the north west part of Argentina and it is also the name for the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 619,000 inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated city in the northwest of the country. Within Argentina, Salta is the city which has preserved its colonial architecture the best. It is situated in the Lerma Valley, 1,152 metres (3780 feet) above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes mountains. The weather is warm and dry, with annual averages of 756 mm of rainfall and an average temperature of 16.4 C (20.4 C in summer, 10.8 C in winter). January and February are the months with greatest rainfall. During the spring, Salta is occasionally plagued by severe, week-long dust storms. Nicknamed Salta la Linda ("Salta the beautiful"), it has become a major tourist destination due to its old, colonial architecture, tourism friendliness, awesome weather and the natural scenery of the valleys westward. Attractions in the city proper include the 18th century Cabildo, the neo-classical style Cathedral, and the 9 de julio central square along with San Bernardo hill, and it's surroundings. The city's museums exhibit a wide range of artifacts and art work from the native civilizations that flourished in the area (Salta is located in the southernmost region of what was the Inca empire, belonging to the Collasuyu, one of the four areas the empire was divided until the Spanish conquest), as well as from the 16th century Spanish conquest and the colonial and...