Catamarca: The route of adobe Argentina

In the department of Tinogasta Catamarca, a series of tranquil villages retain many houses, churches and oratories of adobe, raised some centuries ago. Construction techniques on the ground, opened in the area for the residents Diaguitas successfully apply today.

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In the arid west of Catamarca is raised a little world of adobe buildings that were born from the seventeenth century, when the region was still diaguita land, and continued to develop during the colonial era to the present day. (más…)

In the previous post we talked about the route made in Catamarca, so we must take into account that this be a retreat in a rural setting is sure to be some things you should know before you arrive and for this we have the following points try:

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Anillaco Three miles to a roadside, a precarious about protecting the remains of the city of Watungasta diaguita, built in adobe. Its origins date back to the early first millennium and are believed to have been inhabited continuously for five or six centuries, until 1650. The present condition of Watungasta is ruinous, is not much, but remains in the ground part general structure became the city with the arrival of the Incas in 1480. (más…)