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Tucuman Province
Tucuman Province
Many locals, including the Quilmes tribe Argentina’s popular beer is named for, inhabited Tucuman Province before Spanish conquistadors explored the area in 1533 and officially established settlements in 1565. Natives were resistant to Spanish colonization, and Spaniards had a hard time colonizing Tucuman compared to other Argentine provinces. Tucuman was an important trading point between Peru and Buenos Aires; however, in 1776 when Spain implemented a viceroy in the Rio de la Plata region traders no longer needed Tucuman as a stop point.
Tucuman Province is filled with mountains and valleys, like much of northern Argentina, making for scenic bus rides. The Quilmes ruins remain an important attraction and historical landmark in Tucuman Province. The Ibatin and Condorhuasi (other tribes that inhabited the region) ruins are also important archeological sites. The Parque Provincial Cumbres Calchaquies (Calchaqui Peaks Provincial Park) is a gorgeous national park set in canyons, mountainous terrain, and valleys with multi colored rocks abound. Bordering the Salta Province, the Valles Calchaquies (Calchaqui Valleys) are gorgeous rocky valleys and mountains creating breathtakingly beautiful landscapes around quaint towns such as Cachi and Molinos.
Sugarcane is an important agricultural crop in Tucuman, accounting for 60% of Argentina’s sugarcane supply. In the 1970s, Tucuman suffered greatly economically and the province was in a state of emergency. The military dictatorship of Argentina from 1976-1983 (see Politics and History of Argentina section in Argentine Culture) ruled harshly in Tucuman. Tucuman’s economic situation has since improved, and has a strong economy now compared to other Northern Argentine provinces.
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