# Humahuaca > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Humahuaca > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Humahuaca.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humahuaca > Source revision: 1349454056 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement | name = Humahuaca | native_name = | native_name_lang = es | settlement_type = [City](/source/List_of_cities_in_Argentina) | image_skyline = HumahuacaCityMontage.jpg | imagesize = 180px | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Argentina | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Humahuaca in Argentina | coordinates = {{coord|23|12|S|65|21|W|region:AR_type:city|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Argentina}} | subdivision_type1 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Argentina) | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Jujuy}} | subdivision_type2 = [Department](/source/Departments_of_Argentina) | subdivision_name2 = [Humahuaca](/source/Humahuaca_Department) | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = {{citation needed|date=November 2017}} | elevation_m = 3012 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 11,369 | population_as_of = 2001 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = [ART](/source/Time_in_Argentina) | utc_offset1 = −3 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = [CPA base](/source/Argentine_postal_code) | postal_code = [Y](/source/ISO_3166-2%3AAR)4630 | area_code_type = [Dialing code](/source/Telephone_numbering_in_Argentina) | area_code = +54 3887 | website = | footnotes = }} '''Humahuaca''' ({{IPA|es|umaˈwaka}}) is a small city in the [province](/source/provinces_of_Argentina) of [Jujuy](/source/Jujuy_Province), [Argentina](/source/Argentina). Since 2003 declared [World Heritage Site](/source/World_Heritage_Site) by [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) at the [Paris](/source/Paris) conference. It has 11,369 inhabitants as per the {{census-ar|2001}}, and is the principal town (seat) of the [Department of Humahuaca.](/source/Humahuaca_Department) The city is widely known for its location at the [Quebrada de Humahuaca](/source/Quebrada_de_Humahuaca), along the Eastern valley of the central [Andean](/source/Andes) [Altiplano](/source/Altiplano). Humahuaca is located north of [Tilcara](/source/Tilcara) and [Purmamarca](/source/Purmamarca), in the colourful valley of [Quebrada de Humahuaca](/source/Quebrada_de_Humahuaca). The townhall is located in the center of the village and it possesses a tower which can be seen from the main square with a clock that chimes at 12 pm, after which a small door opens and a figure of [Saint Francisco Solano](/source/Francis_Solanus) comes out and makes the [sign of the cross](/source/sign_of_the_cross). ==Climate== Humahuaca has a [cool arid climate](/source/desert_climate) ([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) ''BWk''), with two seasons: a mild summer with occasional thunderstorms from December to March, and a cool, extremely clear, rainless winter covering the rest of the year. Although afternoons are warm year-round, the extreme altitude means mornings are cool in summer and freezing in the rainless, cloudless winter. {{Weather box|width = 75% |location = Humahuaca (1961-1970) |single line = yes |metric first = yes |Jan record high C = 31.9 |Feb record high C = 30.1 |Mar record high C = 29.5 |Apr record high C = 29.5 |May record high C = 27.7 |Jun record high C = 25.9 |Jul record high C = 27.3 |Aug record high C = 27.1 |Sep record high C = 28.3 |Oct record high C = 31.3 |Nov record high C = 31.1 |Dec record high C = 30.5 |year record high C = 31.9 |Jan high C = 23.6 |Feb high C = 23.4 |Mar high C = 22.7 |Apr high C = 23.2 |May high C = 21.5 |Jun high C = 20.2 |Jul high C = 19.5 |Aug high C = 20.8 |Sep high C = 22.6 |Oct high C = 24.0 |Nov high C = 23.9 |Dec high C = 23.8 |year high C = 22.5 |Jan mean C = 15.1 |Feb mean C = 14.7 |Mar mean C = 14.1 |Apr mean C = 12.1 |May mean C = 10.2 |Jun mean C = 8.4 |Jul mean C = 7.5 |Aug mean C = 9.4 |Sep mean C = 11.7 |Oct mean C = 13.0 |Nov mean C = 13.7 |Dec mean C = 14.6 |year mean C = 12.0 |Jan low C = 8.3 |Feb low C = 8.5 |Mar low C = 6.6 |Apr low C = 2.9 |May low C = -0.8 |Jun low C = -2.7 |Jul low C = -3.4 |Aug low C = -1.7 |Sep low C = 0.7 |Oct low C = 2.9 |Nov low C = 5.6 |Dec low C = 7.7 |year low C = 2.9 |Jan record low C = 3.2 |Feb record low C = 1.4 |Mar record low C = -1.6 |Apr record low C = -4.6 |May record low C = -9.2 |Jun record low C = -12.8 |Jul record low C = -13.9 |Aug record low C = -13.3 |Sep record low C = -9.8 |Oct record low C = -5.5 |Nov record low C = -4.3 |Dec record low C = 1.0 |year record low C = -13.9 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 40 |Feb precipitation mm = 48 |Mar precipitation mm = 26 |Apr precipitation mm = 4 |May precipitation mm = 0 |Jun precipitation mm = 0 |Jul precipitation mm = 0 |Aug precipitation mm = 1 |Sep precipitation mm = 1 |Oct precipitation mm = 1 |Nov precipitation mm = 18 |Dec precipitation mm = 34 |Jan humidity = 62 |Feb humidity = 65 |Mar humidity = 63 |Apr humidity = 55 |May humidity = 47 |Jun humidity = 46 |Jul humidity = 45 |Aug humidity = 42 |Sep humidity = 42 |Oct humidity = 46 |Nov humidity = 56 |Dec humidity = 62 |year humidity = 53 |Jan precipitation days = 6 |Feb precipitation days = 6 |Mar precipitation days = 4 |Apr precipitation days = 0.9 |May precipitation days = 0.1 |Jun precipitation days = 0 |Jul precipitation days = 0 |Aug precipitation days = 0.2 |Sep precipitation days = 0.1 |Oct precipitation days = 0.3 |Nov precipitation days = 3 |Dec precipitation days = 5 |source 1 = Secretaria de Mineria {{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150630192307/http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/jujuy/tabla_meteo.asp?donde=t2 | archivedate = June 30, 2015 | url = http://www.mineria.gob.ar/estudios/irn/jujuy/tabla_meteo.asp?donde=t2 | language = Spanish | title = Datos Meteorológicos Registrados en las Distintas Estación de la Provincia de Jujuy | publisher = Secretaria de Mineria de la Nacion (Argentina) | accessdate = July 6, 2015}} |date = July 2015}} ==Personalities== * [Uña Ramos](/source/U%C3%B1a_Ramos) (1933-2014), composer and Quena (Kena) player, born in Humahuaca. ==References== {{portal|Argentina}} {{Reflist}} * {{ar-mi-muni|JUJ024}} ==External links== * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/loupiote/sets/72157624603108007/ San Francisco Solano de la Bendición (photos)] * [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AR/10/Humahuaca.html Coord. geográficas + imágenes NASA, Google] ==Filmed in Humahuaca== * ''[Verónico Cruz](/source/Ver%C3%B3nico_Cruz_(film))'', (1988). {{Authority control}} Category:Populated places in Jujuy Province {{Jujuy-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Humahuaca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humahuaca) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humahuaca?action=history)). 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