Catamarca Province Catamarca Province Catamarca () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. The province had a population of 334,568 as per the , and covers an area of 102,602 km. Its literacy rate is 95.5%. Neighboring provinces are (clockwise, from the north): Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, and La Rioja. To the west it borders the country of Chile. The capital is San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, usually shortened to Catamarca. Other important cities include Andalgalá, Tinogasta, and Belén. Most of Catamarca’s territory of 102,602 square kilometers (2.7% of the country total), is covered
Manuel Mendoza Manuel Mendoza Manuel Alberto Mendoza Rezabala (born January 19, 1989 in Portoviejo) is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Técnico Universitario. Mendoza has been playing professionally for LDU Portoviejo in recent times although he has not been a regular. He is expected to play more games for his club because of the stellar performance in the 2009 South American Youth Championship. In December 2009, he transferred to LDU Quito. Mendoza played a starting rolein Ecuador's participation in the 2009 South American Youth Championship. He had great performances for Ecuador's campaign. Against Peru he was close to saving a penalty