Accommodation in Tilcara
San Francisco de Tilcara (usually referred to as Tilcara) is a city in the Province of Jujuy. It has 5,640 inhabitants. Tilcara is located 84 km from the provincial capital, San Salvador de Jujuy, beside National Route 9, at about 2,500 m above sea level, well within the first heights of the Andes.
The area features dramatic mountainous landscapes and rich aboriginal traditions, which make it a major tourist attraction in northwestern Argentina. Disputedly the biggest attraction in Tilcara is the nearby "Pucará" ("Fortress" in Quechua), the partially reconstructed ruins of a pre-Incaic city, located a few kilometers away from the city of Tilcara on a hill with an impressive view of the valley of the Río Grande. There are a few hotels in Tilcara visited by tourists all the year round.
Its long streets are made of stone and give way to adobe-built constructions that have been standing since colonial times. Tilcara today exists as a touristic center in the region. Hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, museums and camping areas are part of a city that is chosen by tourists more and more every year, as a way to iniciate their vacations in the northwest of Argentina.
Besides its natural beauty, in Tilcara you can visit a series of historical and cultural interesting zones. Actually, the city itself is known as the archeological capital of the Jujuy province, considering there are still pucaras standing, after thousands of years; they are fortresses built by the aborigins to protect themselves from rough weather conditions and, mostly, from enemies. Tourists have a few hotels in Tilcara to choose from.
