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Jujuy

American  
[hoo-hwee] / huˈʰwi /

noun

  1. a city in NW Argentina.


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Cazzu hails from the province of Jujuy, miles away from the musical snobbery that plagues much of Buenos Aires, and her genuine investment in a pan-Latino idiom is contagious.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

Ms Machaca is a spokeswoman for the indigenous groups living in Jujuy, a province in northern Argentina.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2023

Indigenous leaders from Argentina’s Jujuy province burned incense for the celebrations of Mother Earth Day, while Luciano Sanchez of that country’s Argentinos Juniors team snapped his knee during a soccer match.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2023

In Argentina, mining provinces such as Salta, Jujuy and Catamarca have moved to encourage wary investors, signing an agreement here in June to create uniform rules and to "strengthen infrastructure, legal security and fiscal stability."

From Reuters Sep. 14, 2021

The inhabitants of Jujuy and Salta had been driven from their homes, and for the first time gaucho horsemen appeared as the principal element of an Argentine army.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.

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