TUCUMAN
Although Argentina's smallest province, Tucumán is termed the Garden of the
Republic for its diverse and tropical vegetation. Fields of sugarcane and verdant
hillsides characterize the rural sector.
San Miguel, the provincial capital and commercial center, is quite advanced despite
its distant location from Buenos Aires. With numerous churches and cathedrals built
upon Jesuit ruins, the downtown district boasts several significant monuments and
cultural landmarks. La Casa de Tucumán is a great historical site, where Argentina
declared independence from Spain on July 9, 1816. As the predominant meeting
place for local businessmen and friends, Plaza de Independencia is also home to
wandering pigeons and trademark orange trees that line the central square. Parque 9
de Julio, designed in 1916, is an immense recreation ground with gardens, lakes and
sports clubs. In Tucumán's central region, Tafi del Valle is endowed with a
mysterious indigenous past as sacred stone circles and standing dolmens occupy
the terrain. The Quilmes ruins of the north provide further evidence of pre-Columbian
civilizations. Here, along the southern limits of Calchaqui Valley, you will encounter
endless stone fortifications abandoned in 1667 as native tribes surrendered to
Spanish forces.
Although Argentina's smallest province, Tucumán is termed the Garden of the
Republic for its diverse and tropical vegetation. Fields of sugarcane and verdant
hillsides characterize the rural sector.
San Miguel, the provincial capital and commercial center, is quite advanced despite
its distant location from Buenos Aires. With numerous churches and cathedrals built
upon Jesuit ruins, the downtown district boasts several significant monuments and
cultural landmarks. La Casa de Tucumán is a great historical site, where Argentina
declared independence from Spain on July 9, 1816. As the predominant meeting
place for local businessmen and friends, Plaza de Independencia is also home to
wandering pigeons and trademark orange trees that line the central square. Parque 9
de Julio, designed in 1916, is an immense recreation ground with gardens, lakes and
sports clubs. In Tucumán's central region, Tafi del Valle is endowed with a
mysterious indigenous past as sacred stone circles and standing dolmens occupy
the terrain. The Quilmes ruins of the north provide further evidence of pre-Columbian
civilizations. Here, along the southern limits of Calchaqui Valley, you will encounter
endless stone fortifications abandoned in 1667 as native tribes surrendered to
Spanish forces.
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