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Mar del Plata (officially named "Estación Ferroautomotora Eva Perón") [2] [3] is a railway and bus terminus in the homonymous city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.Opened in 2009 as a bus terminus only, the railway tracks from the old "Norte" station (distant a few meters from there) were extended to connect both terminals in 2011 by architect Claudio Luis Lucarelli, adding new platforms ...
Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is short for "Mar del Río de la Plata," and means "sea of the Río de la Plata basin" or "adjoining sea to the (River) Plate region." [1] Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina.
The city is home to two important first division football teams: Estudiantes de La Plata and Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. Estudiantes de La Plata is the most successful club in the city, having won seven national tournaments, four Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup against the Manchester United in 1968.
The main beach provides access for the southern beaches. Mar del Sur is located just a few miles on Highway 11 from two famous beach resorts being from this point north Miramar and Mar del Plata. Necochea is located past the beach access to the south of Mar del Sur, and is easily traveled to over major highways. In addition to the large casinos ...
In August 2008 it was renamed in honour of composer and musician Ástor Piazzolla, who was born in Mar del Plata. [5] The airport covers an area of 436 hectares (1,080 acres) [2] and is operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000. The present terminal building was constructed in 1978 for the FIFA World Cup.
The Estadio José María Minella is a stadium in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina.It is owned and administrated by the Municipality of General Pueyrredón.Inaugurated for the 1978 FIFA World Cup hosted by Argentina, the stadium is currently used by local clubs Alvarado and Aldosivi to play their home matches.
The Mar del Plata Naval Base is a naval port facility of the Argentine Navy, situated in Mar del Plata in the province of Buenos Aires and home to the Argentine submarine fleet. [ 1 ] Argentine Navy base
Argentina, [C] officially the Argentine Republic, [A] [D] is a country in the southern half of South America.Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km 2 (1,073,500 sq mi), [B] making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.