Tinogasta

Tinogasta is a city in the west of the province|Catamarca|Argentina, on the right-hand shore of the Abaucán River, about 280 km from the provincial capital San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. It has about 14,500 inhabitants as of the census-ar|2001. It is the head town of the department of the same name. The name of the city comes from the Kakana words "tino" "meeting" and "gasta" "town".

Tinogasta is a touristic site. It has access to the mountains for adventure tourism, hot springs, and archaeological museums. The basis of the local economy is agriculture, focused on vine.

References

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* [http://www.camsencat.gov.ar/tinogas.html Departamento Tinogasta]
* [http://www.welcomeargentina.com/tinogasta/index_i.html WelcomeArgentina.com]