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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.
In addition to Telefe programs from Buenos Aires, Telefe Mar del Plata also originates some of its own programming, including its local newscasts, Teleocho Informa, and the weekly news review Tiempo Zonal. [48] Non-news productions include the sports program Goles de Medianoche ("Midnight Goals") [49] and Video Pesca, a fishing program. [4]
El Diez (call sign LU 82 TV) is a television station broadcasting from Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina carrying programs from El Trece and serving as Artear's official representative for said city. Founded in 1966, the station currently produces its own newscast, plus some local entertainment and public affairs programming shown on weekends.
General Pueyrredón Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The partido covers 1,453 km 2 and has a population of 564,056 (2001 census ), most of whom live in the large coastal resort of Mar del Plata. The partido was created in 1879. The first mayor was Fortunato de la Plaza.
When Mar del Plata was declared a city in 1907 the resort was called the "Biarritz of Argentina". In 1913 the French rambla was opened, with ceramic pavements from Belgium, balustrades and Greco-Roman statues. [1] In the late 1920s wealthy families began to build chalets and mansions near the Hotel Bristol, and spent their days at the beach.
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During the 1978 World Cup Mar del Plata hosted six Fifa World Cup matches, three Group 1 and three Group 3 matches. As the city of Mar del Plata is a very important tourist destination and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina, since its construction this stadium has been the main host of the many annual Summer Tournaments. Prior to the ...
Punta Mogotes is an open beach area and an adjacent neighbourhood located in Mar del Plata, Argentina, some three kilometres (2 mi) south-west of the city's port. The coastline was largely high dunes and a somewhat wild landscape until 1980, when a large compound of resort facilities and paved roads was built right along the beach.