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Catamarca (kätämär`kä), city (1991 pop. 110,489), capital of Catamarca prov., NW Argentina. It is an agricultural and mining center located in a valley that produces wine, cotton, alfalfa, cereal, and livestock. Woolen panchos are manufactured there. Founded in 1683, Catamarca has a 17th-century Franciscan monastery and a church that is a pilgrimage site and a national monument. Tourists are attracted by the area's mineral springs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| THE WORLD BANK loaned the province of Catamarca US$70 million to improve agriculture, construction, education, health and water distribution services. The USDA and Servico Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, Argentina's plant protection agency, said those areas are the northwest states of Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta and Tucuman. Wayne Coates of the University of Arizona in Tucson and Ricardo Ayerza of the University of Catamarca in Argentina now think chia may be the solution. |
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