Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mar_del_Plata,_Argentina&oldid=16193523"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mar_del_Plata,_Argentina
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.
Argentina portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. B. Buildings and structures ... Mar del Plata Sevens; Mar del Plata ...
La Perla Spa is a seaside resort created by the unification of five smaller spas along La Perla beach in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The architectural project was designed by Clorindo Testa , and completed in 1985.
When Mar del Plata became the resort of choice of Argentina’s upper-class at the end of the 19th century, one of the places favoured by the visitors to build their summer houses was the area of Stella Maris hills. The need of fresh water, until then provided by windmills, led to the construction of a concrete water tower in 1911. The man ...
The National Sea Festival (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional del Mar) is a festival held annually at Mar del Plata, Argentina since 1910, during the month of February to celebrate the summer season. The event is organized by the municipal government since 1952, and it became a national festival in 1972.