Abdón Castro Tolay is a rural municipality and village in the Cochinoca department in
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.
Geography
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Argentina
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Ministerio del Interior
It was founded in October 1919. Its main activity is the raising of llamas and sheep.
Features
Abdón Castro Tolay, formerly Barrancas, is a place of enormous natural walls that preserve cave paintings and petroglyphs
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
. The town, which bears the name of a teacher who dedicated his life to the community, is on provincial route RP 75. The main activity of the town is the breeding of sheep and llamas. There is a garment making spinning mill and regional products, which have revived the previously paralyzed economy. Before, a cooperative of artisans provided blankets to schools in la Puna, a project which sees the active participation of families from other Jujuy towns.
There is a primary school, Secondary School No. 13, a First Aid Center, a public library and a Sportscenter, the Neighborhood Center is named Sargento Cabral, the town square is named 9 de Julio and the cultural sports club is called la Inca. As for religious activity, there is an evangelical and a Catholic church.
Demography
* Population in 1991: 199 inhabitants (INDEC
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).
* Population in 2001: 229 inhabitants (INDEC
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), of which 51.10% are women and 48.90% are men.
* Population in 2011: 250 inhabitants approximately. According to the ''La Hora'' newspaper of Jujuy.
Photo gallery
Vista del Pueblo de Abdón Castro Tolay.jpg, View of the Village of Abdón Castro Tolay
Vista de paisaje cercano al pueblo de Abdón Castro Tolay.jpg, View of the nearby countryside landscape near the village of Abdón Castro Tolay
Plaza Central de Barrancas.jpg, Barrancas Central Plaza
Frente de Iglesia en Barrancas.jpg, Front of the Church in Barrancas
Estatua de niño en plaza de Barrancas.jpg, Statue in Barrancas square
Paisaje cercano al pueblo de Barrancas.jpg, Countryside near to the village of Barrancas
References
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Populated places in Jujuy Province