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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.

Catamarca

a province in northwestern Argentina. Area, 99, 800 sq km. Population, 172, 000 (1970). Administrative center, the city of Catamarca. Most of the territory is occupied bymountains (reaching a height of 6, 880 m). Livestock is pastured(sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, and vicunas). There is viticultureon the irrigated lands in the foothills. Industry (for the most part, the processing of agricultural products and leather) is represented basically by cottage enterprises.

Catamarca

a city in northwestern Argentina, located in thefoothills of the Andes. Administrative center of CatamarcaProvince. Population, 46, 000 (1960). Railroad station. Theeconomy is basically agricultural and includes processing grapesfor wine and home processing of wool and vicuna to make textiles and ponchos, the national costume.

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In another sign of her administration's weakening hold on power, a ruling party alliance was comfortably defeated in local elections in the Andean province of Catamarca on Sunday.

Argentine leader seeks early polls by Aljazeera.net

The route from Fiambala to La Rioja was reduced by 30 kilometres, leaving today's special stage at 223km, as the organisers accepted the Argentinian authorities' request to shorten it because of the archaeological discoveries made a month ago in the Fiambala region of Catamarca province.

Carlos' dream is over after accident; RALLYING by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Ratto said that the rally will speed through burial sites and other sacred areas in Patagonia, and in the northern province of Catamarca past "Palo Blanco," an archeological site that contains remains from 2,000-year-old villages.

Dakar Rally may damage important archeological sites in Argentina and ... by Asian News International