Güemes monument
Güemes monument is a monument in Capital Department, Salta and has an elevation of 1,202 metres. Güemes monument is situated nearby to the church Convento San Bernardo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: historical monument
- Also known as: “General Martín Miguel de Gûemes”, “Monumento al General Martin Miguel de Gueemes”, and “Monumento al General Martín Miguel de Güemes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convento San Bernardo and Museum of High Altitude Archaeology.
Convento San Bernardo
Church
Photo: En.planicie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Convento San Bernardo is a church, which is situated 610 metres southwest of Güemes monument.
Museum of High Altitude Archaeology
Museum
Photo: Aofvilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and exhibits collections related to the Capacocha child sacrifice ceremonies performed by the Inca in the high peaks of the Andes, mainly the Children of Llullaillaco mummies discovered in 1999 at the top of the Llullaillaco volcano. Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is situated 1¼ km west of Güemes monument.
Salta Cathedral
Church
Photo: Marianocecowski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salta Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Salta, Argentina. The church serves as the seat and the metropolitan cathedral of the Archbishop of Salta. Salta Cathedral is situated 1¼ km west of Güemes monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salta and Atocha.
Salta
Photo: leito1979ar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salta is the capital of the province of Salta, up in the mountains in northern Argentina. Salta is typically visited as a launching point for the nature and small towns in the region, but has its own charms and sights worth seeing too.
Atocha
Suburb
Atocha is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. Atocha is situated 9 km west of Güemes monument.
Güemes monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Capital Department, Salta, Andean Northwest, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-24.78674° or 24° 47′ 12″ southLongitude
-65.39924° or 65° 23′ 57″ westElevation
1,202 metres (3,944 feet)Open location code
577P6J72+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 1391717451OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Güemes monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Monumento al General Martín Miguel de Güemes”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Guemes”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Güemes”
- Spanish: “Monumento al General Martín Miguel de Güemes”
- Swedish: “Monumento al General Martín Miguel de Güemes”
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