Tecka is a town in
Chubut Province
Chubut ( es, Provincia del Chubut, ; cy, Talaith Chubut) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes ra ...
, Argentina, located south of
Esquel
Esquel is a town in the northwest of Chubut Province in Argentine Patagonia. It is located in Futaleufú Department, of which it is the government seat. The town's name derives from one of two Tehuelche words: one meaning "marsh" and the other m ...
and around west of
Rawson Rawson may refer to:
Places
*Rawson, Chubut, the capital of Chubut Province, Argentina
*Rawson Department, Chubut, Argentina
*Rawson Department, San Juan, Argentina
**Villa Krause, also named Rawson, the capital city of the department
* Rawson, Vic ...
along
National Route 25. It is the seat of the
Languiñeo Department
Languiñeo Department is a department of Chubut Province in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of ...
.
History
Tecka was a winter settlement of nomadic indigenous peoples, especially
Tehuelche people
The Tehuelche people, also called the Aónikenk, are an indigenous people from eastern Patagonia in South America. In the 18th and 19th centuries the Tehuelche were influenced by Mapuche people, and many adopted a horseriding lifestyle. Once a ...
; it was later an important
Mapuche
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who sha ...
encampment. One of the principal sites of interest in Tecka is the tomb of the
cacique
A ''cacique'' (Latin American ; ; feminine form: ''cacica'') was a tribal chieftain of the Taíno people, the indigenous inhabitants at European contact of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. The term is a Spa ...
Inacayal
Inacayal (1835-1888) was a cacique (chief) of the Tehuelche people in Patagonia, Argentina who led a resistance against government. They were hunter-gatherers who had a nomadic society, and had long been independent of the Argentine government est ...
(1835–88). Though Inacayal died in
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from th ...
after being imprisoned by the national government as part of the
Conquest of the Desert, his remains, which are displayed in a glass case, were brought many years later to Tecka, his place of origin.
The town of Tecka was officially founded on July 11, 1921.
Economy
Tecka has a predominantly agricultural economy, where there is extensive raising of sheep and pastures for the grazing of cows. In the surrounding area there are important ranches. Mining is a possibility for economic development in the future; there are prospected deposits of platinum, gold, basalt, semiprecious stones, and decorative rocks nearby. In terms of tourism, there is fishing in the
Pescado River
The Pescado River (Spanish, ''Río Pescado'') is a river of Argentina. It is a tributary of the Bermejo River.
See also
* List of rivers of Argentina
* List of tributaries of the Río de la Plata
This is a list of tributaries of the Río de l ...
, the
Tecka River
The Tecka River is a river of Argentina.
See also
*List of rivers of Argentina
This is a list of rivers of Argentina.
Longest Rivers
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each l ...
basin, and nearby lakes. There is also horseback riding and trekking.
Demographics
Tecka had 955 inhabitants at the 2001 census, a decrease of 5.8% from the population of 1,014 recorded in the previous census in 1991.
External links
*{{Ar-mi-muni, CHU040
Pictures from Tecka
Populated places in Chubut Province
Populated places established in 1921
1921 establishments in Argentina