La Quiaca is a small city in the north of the province of Jujuy, Argentina, on the southern bank of the La Quiaca River, opposite the town of Villazón, Bolivia. It lies at the end of National Route 9, 289 km (180 mi) from San Salvador de Jujuy (the provincial capital), and at an altitude of 3,442 m (11,293 ft) above mean sea level.
La Quiaca has 13,761 inhabitants as per the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the Yaví Department, which includes also the towns of Barrios, Cangrejillos, El Cóndor, Pumahuasi, and Yaví. The area is serviced by an airport located at 22°09′02″S65°34′39″W / 22.15056°S 65.57750°W / -22.15056; -65.57750.
La Quiaca is an approximate antipode to Hong Kong.
It has all the amenities of a modern city (potable water, electricity, sewer, Internet). This city is one of the north of the Puna which has all the basic facilities for the convenience of tourists, one of the most important urban settlement in northern Argentina.
La Quiaca, Jujuy.
In the country, this city is the classic reference to the northern end of the country, though in reality this distinction is held by the town of Salvador Mazza, or Pocitos, in the province of Salta. In 1985, after a three-year national tour, the renowned composer León Gieco released a folk album called De Ushuaia a La Quiaca ("From Ushuaia to La Quiaca").
Trucks at La Quiaca on the border between Argentina and Bolivia (with the town of Villazón (Bolivia) in the background).
LaQuiaca is a small city in the north of the province of Jujuy, Argentina, on the southern bank of the LaQuiaca River, opposite the town of Villazón...
LaQuiaca Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto LaQuiaca, ICAO: SASQ) is a very high elevation airport serving LaQuiaca, a town in the Jujuy Province of Argentina...
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and the San Francisco River flow to the Bermejo River. The San Juan, LaQuiaca, Yavi and Sansana Rivers flow to the Pilcomayo River. Pre-Columbian inhabitants...
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"Son's Gonna Rise" – Citizen Cope, Gary Clark Jr. "Lait / De Ushuaia A LaQuiaca" – Gustavo Santaolalla "I Wanna Be Your Dog" – Doyle Bramhall II, Susan...
the General Belgrano Railway's Ramal C that extends from Santa Fe and LaQuiaca. This branch has an economic importance due to it connects the Argentine...
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on the trip, including a bout of malaria, from the Pampas across LaQuiaca, from La Paz, to Cuzco, Lima, Trujillo, Quito, Medellin and Cartagena. They...
the musician and composer León Gieco started his project De Ushuaia a LaQuiaca, traveling around the country and collecting popular musical styles and...
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operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. It is located along the Río de la Plata, in the Palermo neighbourhood, and serves as the main hub for domestic...
of the Puna, it is the second town in importance in the region, after LaQuiaca which is 73 km to the north by the Ruta Nacional 9, paved road, which...
a few kilometres southeast of Chaguaya in Bolivia, and not far from LaQuiaca, Jujuy Province, Argentina. In general, it maintains a southeastern direction...
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