Pueblo_Viejo,_Salta
Pueblo Viejo, Salta
Village in Salta Province, Argentina
Pueblo Viejo (Spanish, 'old village') is a small village in the Iruya Department in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located near the village Iruya[1] and is connected through dirt road Ruta Provincial 165-S with Campo Carreras, which is a locality of the village Rodeo Colanzulí.
Pueblo Viejo is part of Finca Santiago, the first community property in Argentina.[2] It has about 190 inhabitants (2001 census). This represents an increase of 12.5% compared to the 1991 census (168 people). The village thrives on agriculture, mainly small animal husbandry, and tourism. Furthermore, there is a small handicraft business.[1]
In the center there is a school called "Congreso de Tucumán", a health station and a chapel which was rebuilt in the 1990s by the residents of Pueblo Viejo.
According to historical records, Pueblo Viejo is the oldest village in the Iruya Department. It is assumed that the first inhabitants of the region around Iruya settled in this place.[1]