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Antofagasta de la Sierra is a village in Catamarca Province
Catamarca Province

Catamarca is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca....
, Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. It is the head town of the Antofagasta de la Sierra Department
Antofagasta de la Sierra Department

Antofagasta de la Sierra is the northernmost Departments of Argentina of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 1,300 inhabitants in an area of 28,097km?, and its capital city is Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca....
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Antofagasta de la Sierra is a high altitude settlement, the majority of its inhabitants are descended from the Diaguita
Diaguita

The Diaguita, also called Diaguita-Calchaqu?, are a group of South American indigenous peoples of the Americas. The Diaguita culture developed between the 8th and 16th centuries in what are now the provinces of Salta Province, Catamarca Province, La Rioja Province and Tucum?n Province in Argentine Northwest Argentina, and in the At...
s and Atacameño
Atacameño

The Atacame?os were a Indigenous peoples of the Americas people who inhabited the Andes portion of the Atacama Desert. Their language is known as Kunza....
s.

Economy
The local economy is based on agriculture and farming, the residents keep sheep and llama and grow vegetables. Tourism plays an important part in the local economy as many tourists come to see the nearby mountains volcanoes and caldera
Caldera

A caldera is a cauldron-like volcano feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption such as the one at Yellowstone National Park....
s including Galán caldera
Galan

Galan may refer to:* Giancarlo Galan, an Italian politician and Governor of the Veneto region* Galactus, a cosmic entity in Marvel Comics whose name was once Galan...
 and the Antofagasta de la Sierra mountain
Antofagasta de la Sierra

Antofagasta de la Sierra is a volcanic field in Argentina. The main type of volcanic edifice in the area are Cinder cone. The area contains the youngest vents in the whole of the Puna region of Argentina....
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Antofagasta de la Sierra is a village in Catamarca Province
Catamarca Province

Catamarca is a Provinces of Argentina of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca....
, Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. It is the head town of the Antofagasta de la Sierra Department
Antofagasta de la Sierra Department

Antofagasta de la Sierra is the northernmost Departments of Argentina of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 1,300 inhabitants in an area of 28,097km?, and its capital city is Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca....
.

Antofagasta de la Sierra is a high altitude settlement, the majority of its inhabitants are descended from the Diaguita
Diaguita

The Diaguita, also called Diaguita-Calchaqu?, are a group of South American indigenous peoples of the Americas. The Diaguita culture developed between the 8th and 16th centuries in what are now the provinces of Salta Province, Catamarca Province, La Rioja Province and Tucum?n Province in Argentine Northwest Argentina, and in the At...
s and Atacameño
Atacameño

The Atacame?os were a Indigenous peoples of the Americas people who inhabited the Andes portion of the Atacama Desert. Their language is known as Kunza....
s.

Economy


The local economy is based on agriculture and farming, the residents keep sheep and llama and grow vegetables. Tourism plays an important part in the local economy as many tourists come to see the nearby mountains volcanoes and caldera
Caldera

A caldera is a cauldron-like volcano feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption such as the one at Yellowstone National Park....
s including Galán caldera
Galan

Galan may refer to:* Giancarlo Galan, an Italian politician and Governor of the Veneto region* Galactus, a cosmic entity in Marvel Comics whose name was once Galan...
 and the Antofagasta de la Sierra mountain
Antofagasta de la Sierra

Antofagasta de la Sierra is a volcanic field in Argentina. The main type of volcanic edifice in the area are Cinder cone. The area contains the youngest vents in the whole of the Puna region of Argentina....
. The village holds an annual Festival of the dead
Festival of the Dead

Festival of the Dead is held by many cultures throughout the world in honor or recognition of deceased members of the community, generally occurring after the harvest in August, September, October, or November....
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