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The city of San Miguel de Tucumán is considered ¨the garden of the republic¨. Its subtropical climate allows it to cover with flowers during spring. It can be reached by land, by plane or by railway from everywhere in the country. The city has a very important historical and archaeological background. From this place we can visit Las Yungas or the Calchaquí Valleys, rich in archaeological deposits.
This region produces sugar cane. It was the place where the Independence of the Argentine Republic was declared in 1816. The main square is surrounded by many of the most important buildings in the city, among them the Historical House where the independence was declared.
The modern 9 de Julio Park, enclosing serveral hectares, is a green space that decorates this nice city. A few kilometers from the city is located El Cadillal Dam.
The Yungas is the most densely forested region. Its circuit begins a few kilometers from San Miguel. Further on we arrive in Yerba Buena, a village next to Cerro San Javier, which has a very pleasant climate, with cooler temperatures than the Capital City. This climate is perfect for doing ecotourism and adventure sports such as hang gliding in Loma Bola, trekking, mountain bike and birds sighting.
The Calchaquí Valleys in Tucumán are the most important legacy of pre-Columbian people in the region. Going along Circuito Grande (Great Circuit) or Western Circuit we reach Los Menhires Park in El Mollar and the Ruins of Quilmes, a fortified citadel, only 10 km from Tafí del Valle. This region is full of granite pieces sculpted by the indigenous belonging to the Tafí culture. The word menhir is a celtic word that means ¨long stone¨ (¨men¨: stone and ¨hir¨ : long). At the end of the circuit, we arrive in Amaicha del Valle, well-known for its Pachamama Festival. Tafí del Valle is considered the Argentine Stonehenge and along with El Mollar, they have a very particular microclimate, being also summer villas. La Angostura Dam is close to the Park and there you can fish and do water sports. Following the same road, we arrive in Salta and Cafayate.
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| .. Distancias (subir) |
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| .. Historia (subir) |
Entre los pueblos indígenas que habitaban territorio tucumano, antes de la llegada de los conquistadores españoles, se destacaban los diaguitas calchaquíes, fuertemente influidos por la cultura inca.
Asentados en toda el área montañosa del oeste tucumano, eran hábiles tejedores y alfareros. Cultivaban el maíz, el zapallo y la quina en un sistema de andenes y terrazas dotados de irrigación. Criaban guanacos, llamas y vicuñas, que les brindaban carne, leche y lana. Practicaban una rudimentaria minería, y estaban bien organizados al mando de un cacique. Esencialmente pacíficos, eran buenos guerreros cuando la situación lo requería. Hacia el este de la actual provincia de Tucumán vivían los lules y vilelas, pueblos cazadores y recolectores, menos evolucionados.
Francisco de Aguirre, primer gobernador de la región, envío a su sobrino desde Santiago del Estero para que fundara un nuevo asentamiento en un sitio llamado Ibatín por los nativos. Así nació San Miguel de Tucumán, el 31 de mayo de 1565, bajo la invocación del arcángel San Miguel. La ciudad se encontraba frente a la principal salida de los cordones montañosos del Aconquija, y aseguraba la protección de los caminos que avanzaban por los llanos de los ataques calchaquíes. un levantamiento indígena, en 1630, acabó con la paz, ocasionó las llamadas Guerras Calchaquíes y provocó la casi aniquilación de esta etnia.
La belicosidad indígena, unida a la aparente mala calidad del agua de consumo, causó que el 27 de setiembre de 1685 se ordenase que la ciudad fuese refundada en su actual emplazamiento por el teniente gobernador Miguel de Sala y Valdéz. En 1776 Tucumán pasó a formar parte del recién creado Virreynato del Río de la Plata, y siete años más tarde se integró a la provincia-intendencia de Salta.
El 24 de setiembre de 1812 , en la Batalla de Tucumán, el General Manuel Belgrano derrotó al general realista Pío Tristán. Cuatro años después, la situación del Río de la Plata era muy difícil, pero a instancias del General San Martín, desde Cuyo, el 9 de Julio de 1816 se declaró la Independencia Nacional durante el Congreso de Tucumán.
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| .. DDI / DDN (subir) |
| Prefijo Telefónico de San Miguel de Tucumán |
Internacional + 54 381 |
Nacional 0 381 |
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