Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta)
Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta) is a church in Capital Department, Salta and has an elevation of 1,181 metres. Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta) is situated nearby to the theater building Teatro Provincial, as well as near Museum of High Altitude Archaeology.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Also known as: “Iglesia San Francisco” and “Iglesia San Francisco de Salta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of High Altitude Archaeology and Teatro Provincial.
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 340 metres west of Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta).
Teatro Provincial
Theater building
Teatro Provincial is a theater building, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta).
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 340 metres northwest of Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salta and Atocha.
Salta
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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 8 km west of Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta).
Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta)
- Categories: minor basilica, heritage, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Capital Department, Salta, Andean Northwest, Argentina, South America
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Latitude
-24.79016° or 24° 47′ 25″ southLongitude
-65.40782° or 65° 24′ 28″ westElevation
1,181 metres (3,875 feet)Open location code
577P6H5R+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 626789522OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Basílica y Convento de San Francisco (Salta)” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣方济各女修院 (萨尔塔)”
- Chinese: “圣方济各女修院”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Francisko”
- German: “Basilika St. Franziskus”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Yakobus dari Alcalá, Salta”
- Italian: “chiesa e convento di San Francesco”
- Italian: “Chiesa e convento di San Francesco”
- Spanish: “Basílica y convento de San Francisco”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco”
- Turkish: “San Francisco Bazilikası (Salta)”
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