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06-JUL-2008

Quilmes, Tucumán, Argentina

After driving 73 km, we arrived at Quilmes, (kilme meant “among hills”, in the native Cacan language)
Possibly Quilmes is one of the most important town built
by aborigine partialities in the Argentine North West.
It is situated on the Eastern slope of the Alto del Rey mountain, in the Santa María mountains,
The craggy mountain was used to settle, following the lines of its topography,
the buildings distributing them in terraces.
The zones domineering by their height were dedicated to war preparations
and fortress whilst the town goes down gradually to flat land.

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1/400s f/6.3 at 19.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 29-Sep-2011 23:01
This looks like Arizona in the US
Hernan E. Enriquez25-Dec-2009 04:15
Interesantisimo y hermoso!
Giancarlo Guzzardi25-Nov-2008 09:20
the clean sky and the barren mountains on the background surprise me
borisalex25-Nov-2008 05:49
Spectacular scene of an ancient monument, built by hand in this beautiful valley!!
Ceya25-Nov-2008 03:03
Beautiful and interesting capture, Sil! I can feel the heat and just guess how much work it has taken to build those stone fences! The people in the background show how huge the cacti are! Thank you for the information! V!
Aud Elise Sjøsæther24-Nov-2008 22:22
Wonderful picture! Love the compo and colors : ) V
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