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Catamarca
[kat-uh-mahr-kuh; Sp. kah-tah-mahr-kah] 
Catamarca
[kat-uh-mahr-kuh; Sp. kah-tah-mahr-kah]
Catamarca, city (1991 pop. 110,489), capital of Catamarca prov., NW Argentina. It is an agricultural and mining center located in a valley that produces wine, cotton, alfalfa, cereal, and livestock. Woolen panchos are manufactured there. Founded in 1683, Catamarca has a 17th-century Franciscan monastery and a church that is a pilgrimage site and a national monument. Tourists are attracted by the area's mineral springs.
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Catamarca can refer to:
- San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina
- Catamarca Province, Argentina
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