Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 429,556 as per the 2022 census [INDEC], and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are : Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders the country of Chile.
View of National Route 40
Archaeological remains of the Pucará civilization, Santa Maria del Yokavíl.
Loading fossil specimens on mules, Field Museum paleontology expedition, rural Catamarca, 1926
Fruit orchards near Londres.
Santiago del Estero, also known simply as Santiago, is a province in the north of Argentina. Neighboring provinces, clockwise from the north, are Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.
The Bicentennial Cultural Center
Argentine artists relax at the Río Hondo Hot Springs, 1958.
President Néstor Kirchner (left) signs the order removing Mrs. Juárez from her post as Governor of Santiago del Estero while Aníbal Fernández watches.
Salinas Grandes, one of the world's largest salt flats.