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🏔️ Quebrada de Humahuaca
Ancient Andean valley in northwest Argentina


🕐 3 min read · Updated 13 Apr 2026 at 09:25

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • Location: Jujuy Province, northwest Argentina
  • Length: 155 kilometres along the Río Grande
  • Human occupation: over 10,000 years
  • UNESCO inscription: 2003

Quebrada de Humahuaca is a river valley in Jujuy Province that has sustained human settlement and cultural exchange for over 10,000 years. Carved by the Río Grande, the valley extends 155 kilometres through the Andes foothills, connecting highland and lowland ecosystems across diverse terrain. Quebrada de Humahuaca was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. As of 2026, the valley remains an active cultural landscape where indigenous Quechua and Aymara communities maintain ...

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