San Antonio de los Cobres

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"Los Cobres" redirects here. For the Argentine municipality in La Poma Department, see Cobres.
San Antonio de los Cobres
A panoramic view of the town, as seen from the Tren de las Nubes train station
A panoramic view of the town, as seen from
the Tren de las Nubes train station
San Antonio (yellow dot) within Los Andes Department (red) and Salta Province
San Antonio (yellow dot) within Los Andes Department (red) and Salta Province
San Antonio de los Cobres is located in Argentina
San Antonio de los Cobres
San Antonio de los Cobres
San Antonio (yellow dot) within Los Andes Department (red) and Salta Province
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Country  Argentina
Province  Salta
Department Flag of None.svg Los Andes
Established ?
Government
 • Mayor Guzmán Viveros
Elevation 3,775 m (12,385 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 5,482
Time zone ART (UTC−3)
Postal code A4411
Website Official website

San Antonio de los Cobres is a small town of population 5,482 (per the 2001 INDEC census) [1] in northwestern Argentina. It is the capital of the Los Andes Department of the Salta Province.[2]

Geography

The town is known for its high elevation of approximately 3,775 meters (12,385 feet) above sea level, being one of the highest elevations of any city or town in Argentina.[2] It is located approximately 160 kilometers (99 mi) from the city of Salta and 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) from the capital, Buenos Aires.[2] It is part of the Andes desert and described to be an arid region with little trees and scarce drinking water.

History

In a recent podcast from The Naked Scientists, research has shown that people in the San Antonio de los Cobres area have remarkable developed a mutation in their genes to cope with the high levels of Arsenic in the area. Having concentrations about ten times higher that those deemed safe by the World Health Organization (WHO), naturally occurring Arsenic has created a very toxic environment in this region contaminating the water supplies. Evolutionary processes resulting from long term exposure have caused a specific mutation within the DNA of this population allowing them to process Arsenic more quickly throughout their systems and preventing the formation of poisonous byproducts that would normally form within the body with exposure to the element. This is the first adaptation in humans regarding a toxic chemical to ever be documented. http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/specials/show/20150312/


Economy

San Antonio de las Cobres takes its name from the nearby Sierra de Cobre, or Copper Mountain, which is rich in that mineral. Economic activity in the town is based on mining of the mineral-rich surrounding mountains, and weaving using local llama fibers.[3] The town is also a stop along the Tren a las Nubes (Train of the Clouds),[3] on the Salta-Antofagasta rail line.

Climate

Climate data for San Antonio de los Cobres
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)		 25.0
(77)		 25.0
(77)		 21.2
(70.2)		 24.5
(76.1)		 18.0
(64.4)		 17.3
(63.1)		 18.3
(64.9)		 20.0
(68)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.2
(73.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.0
(80.6)
Average high °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)		 20.4
(68.7)		 18.8
(65.8)		 17.9
(64.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 11.6
(52.9)		 11.9
(53.4)		 12.1
(53.8)		 13.6
(56.5)		 17.3
(63.1)		 18.4
(65.1)		 21.0
(69.8)		 16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9)		 12.5
(54.5)		 11.2
(52.2)		 9.6
(49.3)		 5.9
(42.6)		 3.5
(38.3)		 2.2
(36)		 3.2
(37.8)		 7.0
(44.6)		 10.6
(51.1)		 12.3
(54.1)		 12.4
(54.3)		 8.6
(47.5)
Average low °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6)		 2.9
(37.2)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 0.5
(32.9)		 1.8
(35.2)		 −2.1
(28.2)
Record low °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −16.0
(3.2)		 −13.0
(8.6)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −16.0
(3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.0
(1.732)		 32.7
(1.287)		 19.4
(0.764)		 0.4
(0.016)		 0.2
(0.008)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 1.5
(0.059)		 0.6
(0.024)		 0.0
(0)		 1.1
(0.043)		 4.0
(0.157)		 103.9
(4.091)
Average relative humidity (%) 54 49 44 36 42 44 58 44 36 34 37 47 43.8
Source: Secretaria de Mineria[4]

Gallery

  • Sadlc.jpg

    View of town center

  • San Antonio de los Cobres (1).JPG

    View from the road "RN51"

References

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