Jujuy Province

Jujuy Province

Jujuyis aprovinceofArgentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders withChileandBolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province isSaltato the east and south.Pre-Columbian inhabitants known as the Omaguacas and Ocloyas, who were later conquered by theIncasduring their expansion period, practiced agriculture and domesticated theguanaco. They had huts made of mud, and erected stone fortresses to protect their villages. An example of such fortresses isPucará de Tilcara, Pucará meaning "fortress" (word also used for theArgentine combataircraftPucara).

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