Londres is a small tourist town in the Belén Department of
Catamarca Province
Catamarca () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km2. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise, fr ...
, Argentina. It is situated at above sea level alongside the ''Ruta Nacional 40''. It is at the foot of Shincal mountains, near the Quimivil river and is traditionally divided into two parts "Arriba" (Spanish for Upper) and "Abajo" (for Lower), divided by the "Hondo" River.
History and naming
Londres was founded in 1558 and named Londres de la Nueva Inglaterra (Spanish for London of the New England) in honor of the fact that
Philip II, King of Spain at time of its founding, was married to Mary Tudor (
Mary I of England
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain from January 1556 until her death in 1558. Sh ...
).
Tourism
The Church of the Immaculate Conception, National Historical Monument is in Londres.
argentinaturistica.com
The ruins of the Shincal de Quimivil are located from Londres. These are 30 hectares where reconstructions of parts of an urban settlement inhabited by the indigenous population of the area in the 15th and 16th centuries.
This city, known as "The birthplace of the nut" is home to the provincial nut festival, celebrated every year in January.
Population
The 2001 census records a population of 2,134 inhabitants (INDEC 2001) which represents an increase of 15.7% over the 1,844 inhabitants recorded in the previous census (INDEC 1991)
References
External links
Argentina Interior Ministry
catamarcaguia.com.ar
Populated places in Catamarca Province
Populated places established in 1558
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