La Puerta
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La Puerta is a village in Catamarca Province
, Argentina
. It is the head of the Ambato Department
.
Catamarca Province
Catamarca is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province has a population of 334,568 as per the , 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...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is the head of the Ambato Department
Ambato Department
Ambato is a department of Catamarca Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 4,500 inhabitants in an area of 1,797km², and its capital city is La Puerta.-External links:*...
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Attractions
- Iglesia de Nuestra Sra. del Rosario (Church of Our Lady of the Rosary)
- La Rinconada archaeological site
- Cubas cave
- Cruce La Puerta
- The nearby villages of Huaycama and Colpes