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Location: 182 Km from San Miguel de Tucuman
15 Km from Amaicha of the Valley

Height: 1972 m. On the level of the sea

Climate: The climate is arid and dry. High temperatures.

Where to sleep: There is a littles hotel inside the ruins, it´s located aside of the museum.

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Articles about the Ruins

The ruins of Quilmes, a story of heroism and banishment The ruins of the prehistoric settlement of Quilmes, in Tucuman, embody the history of the banishment of those people who originally was revealed against the Spanish conquistadors to the shores of the Rio de la Plata, some 1,500 kilometers south. Of the nearly 4,000 exiles, many died on the way on foot towards the coast rioplatense and those who came to what is now the south of Buenos Aires, none had offspring. Of these only became the name of a city and the certainty that the chapel built for evangelising, after the hard journey, was where today stands the Cathedral of the city of Quilmes. One traveled to the ruins reveals architecture, which highlights two strengths that Quilmes had built to defend themselves from attack by other nations, and in which over 130 years resisted the siege Spanish. At that time, these indigenous cultivated large tracts of corn, quinoa, potatoes, beans and chillies and collected chañar and carob, which served food products, and their herds of llamas got meat, milk and wool. In the city of stone can be seen trails, common mortars, two cemeteries and many homes, some square and rectangular and other, more distant, pens, but the criteria used for the reconstruction done during the last dictatorship, were questioned in the archaeological field. Studies on the ruins of the city of Quilmes, located 1,700 meters above sea level and 15 kilometers from Amaicha Valley showed that urban settlement was already inhabited in the eleventh century. The city of Quilmes was built at the base of Cerro Alto del Rey, the home of the chiefs at the highest point, where we were both strongholds from which guarded the entrances. The settlement took advantage of the natural peaks of the mountains for their protection, with the houses at the foot of the hill and a dam, further south, from which water is diverted for canchones of sembradío. Because of the characteristics of urban complex, which occupies approximately 30 hectares is estimated that the population could reach 5,000 inhabitants, who resisted with bravura progress of the powerful Inca people, but succumbed to the Spaniards. The story defines the Quilmes as a warlike people, which at mid - seventeenth century it was conquered by the conquerors, who called the Fort of San Francisco instead of Quilmes. The priest Pedro Lozano, a historian of the Society of Jesus, wrote that Quilmes were from Chile and who had arrived here after crossing the Andes Mountains to escape the siege of the Incas. From this side of the mountains had to face the Calchaquíes that saw as invaders, until after bloody struggles managed to live in peace. So, in that place is now known as the Valley of Santa Maria, erected a settlement reached great evolution in their social system. After the final battle, after the siege of the Spanish more than a century, many of the 260 families survivors themselves decided not to abandon the worship of their gods nor succumb to the domain of white men. On January 2, 1667, the then governor Alonso Market and Villacorta exile before ending with the people native to America. The ruins of Quilmes last century were discovered by the archaeologist at the University of Buenos Aires Juan Bautista Ambrosetti and restored in 1978 by a team led by Norberto Pelissero, with criteria that archaeologists now seen more touristic than anthropological.

Quilmes`s Ruins

www.tucuman.gov.ar/turismo/cgrandep6.asp

Quilmes's ruins are located to 182 km from Tucumán's San Miguel. This region was sheltering an enormous indigenous population, the Quilmes, and it is considered to be the biggest human pre-Hispanic accession of the Argentina. The ruins restored and accompanied of a museum, are the recollections of this richest culture, that for 130 years the diaguitas resisted there the Spanish occupation. Important studies did works to themselves for the recovery of the ruins of the Antigua Quilmes's City, 300 years after the tribe was forced to leave the place. Quilmes's deposit, he had to be relieved in all his extension, to be able to select the most representative sector to be restored. Finally, a sector at the foot of the named High hill of the King stayed as sample of the type of indigenous accession, both in the edilicio-architectural thing and in his urban development structure, showing the complex functionality that there denounce the diverse enclosures that shape Quilmes's housings. Today they are considered to be one of the most valuable archaeological deposits of the country. And everything made tries to give a clear idea of what was the life of this great community. In the museum of the ruins of quilmes material obtained of the excavations shows itself. Between(among) them the pottery, cores habitacionales, strengths, defensive redoubts, corrals, warehouses with walls of stone flagstone, testimonies of the advanced degree of his culture. As for the crafts: they work different materials: carved in stone, wood, basket-making pennyroyal. Also there are realized artesanalmente sweets, syrup, jerked beef and mead of locust-bean. A hotel and a museum has been constructed by materials of the zone, specially stones. Tourism and rural tourism can echo.

Clue 16

At about past eleven, the maid heard the front door opening and footsteps in the hall. It was Mrs Fairfax, coming in from the garden. She went straight into the living room.

Nine Colombians Killed In Suspected Rebel Massacre

Last Sunday nine people, including four children was killed in a Colombian farm, near Ecuador´s border. This was the second massacre in the week that was made by FARC.
In the first massacre in this week, five people was killed with a shot in the head. FARC look for the people door to door with a list of names.
The Colombian president ask for help to the U.S Forces to become the cities more safe.

*Vocabulary

Threatened: To be a source of danger to; menace.
Blamed: To hold responsible; find fault with; censure
Peasant: A member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
Eased: freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort.

*Personal Reaction

Well, i think the problem in the Colombian´s territory is fight for the intersts of the goverment and the drugs dealer. Killing inocent people is not the way for arrive to a positive solution. And is not good that the americans arrive at Colombia because the warfare could become worst.

A real Champion

Colin Mcrae who was born in Scotland is one of the most winner in the history of the World Rally Championship.
He began racing in rally competition in 1986 at the age of 18 years old, in the Scottish Rally Championship. He soon made the difference betwen the rest of pilots with his fabulous driving style and speed. His first race at the World Rally Championship was in 1987 in the Swedish Rally but was in 1995 when he could get his first and only Championship with Carlos Sainz as team- mate.
Now a days he continue working for different rallys team, giving his experience to it and their pilots. He have his own video game that became in a lider price in the computer games world.

*Vocabulary

Achievement: something accomplished, attainment.
Wider: great extent from side to side
Desire: to wish.

*Personal reaction

This story show the effort that the great champions had to do to stay in the place that they are nowadays. With and without luck in much of the races he had the skill to improve and be the better. Maybe his life and his hungry of victory should be taken by people who want to be the best.. only the best.

My Memorable Summer

My best summer in my life was in the 1994, i think this is the most difficult holiday to forgot because a lot of good things happened but in the other hand were not so good.
I travelled with a part of a family by car, the trip is difficult in parts to remember however it was fantastic. The most important thing that made this summer unforgettable was that in this travel this was the first time i knew the sea. I really enjoyed the water, the sand, the sun and all the things that you have around the beach. We spent the days swimming and playing beach sports with my cousins and sister... And in the cloudy days i remember fishing with my uncle.
And the thing that made the travel not so good was that in my favourite trip my dad was not with me...
However we made it enjoyable, because we passed the summer as a family and each one really love this journey...

Sami by Sami

My name is Samuel I am 18, and now I am studying tourism at UNSTA University. I really enjoy all the things that I do and always I try to give the best of me to do the things. I like music I and wish learn to play another instrument.

Holocaust Diary by a Polish Girl Makes Its Debut After 60 Years

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/world/europe/05poland.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The text i have choosen is about the history of the suffered jewish people. The article is based on a diary of Rutka Laskier, who was a little girl in the nazis age.
The diary express the feeling of this girl, who was suffering the worst things that a person could suffer. The war, the guns, the people dying in front of her, was a little part of the things that she had to live in the ghetto. Rutka was so sad in the ghetto´s life that she felt like an animal waiting to die.
Rutka before die gave the diary to her friend,Ms. Sapinska, who made famous the history of Rutka.

*Vocabuary

Unveils: To reveal.
Crumblinng: To break into small fragments or crumbs.

*Personal reaction

This horrible things that happened in the past, should make us to reflexionate for dont make the same wrongs things in our present life and in the future of our kids.
The innocent people don´t have to pay for the mistakes or for the ambition of the others crazy people. A simple person can´t be a motive for hate.

Weekend

The last weekend was so funny.... i travelled all the three days with my family, i visited Salta an really enjoy the trip... we, as a family need go out as a really family... we really wish to have other trip like this