General Güemes, Salta

General Güemes, Salta

General Güemes is a city in the center of the province of Salta, Argentina. It has 29,168 inhabitants as per the census-ar|2001, and is the head town of the General Güemes Department. It lies about 38 km west-northwest from the provincial capital Salta, on National Route 9. Its name is an homage to "caudillo" Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785–1821), hero of the Argentine War of Independence.

In 2008, the city gained media attention after sightings of a "mysterious gnome" were reported. [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article902014.ece Creepy Gnome terrorises town in General Guemes, Salta, Argentina | The Sun |News ] ]

References

* [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article902014.ece Creepy Gnome Terrorises Town]
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* [http://www.camdipsalta.gov.ar/INFSALTA/depguemes.htm General Güemes] at the Chamber of Deputies of Salta.


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