Chiyayoc is a small village in northwestern

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

. It is part of the

Iruya Department Iruya is a department is located in the north of Salta Province in northwest Argentina in the high altitude basin of the Bermejo River. It is one of 23 administrative units in the province. Adjacent departments are Santa Victoria Department in ...

in the

Salta Province Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Boli ...

. The village is located at an elevation of 3100 meters, 4 km east of the village of

Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...

and 9 km north of the village of

Iruya Iruya is a small town of population 1,070 in northwestern Argentina. It is located in the Salta Province Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, ...

. Chiyayoc is part of the

Finca el Potrero In English usage, a ''finca'' (; ) refers to a piece of rural or agricultural land, typically with a cottage, farmhouse or estate building present, and often adjacent to a woodland or plantation. Overview Especially in tourism, the term has re ...

and has a school with about 30 children. The village lives from agriculture and tourism. It is easily accessible from

in a six hours walk.{{cite web , url=http://www.milmahuasi.com/actividades , title=Actividades en Iruya , accessdate=2011-06-05 , url-status=dead , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714095555/http://www.milmahuasi.com/actividades , archivedate=2011-07-14

External links

Photo of Chiyayoc

References

Populated places in Salta Province