"Architecture of Argentina The Architecture of Argentina can be said to start at the beginning of the Spanish colonisation, though it was in the 18th century that the cities of the country reached their splendour. Cities like Córdoba, Salta, Mendoza, and also Buenos Aires conserved most their historical Spanish colonial architecture in spite of their urban growth. The simplicity of the ""Rioplatense"" baroque style can be clearly appreciated in Buenos Aires, in the works of Italian architects such as André Blanqui and Antonio Masella, in the churches of San Ignacio, Nuestra Señora del Pilar, the Cathedral and the Cabildo. Italian"
"Salvador Mazza, Salta Salvador Mazza or Profesor Salvador Mazza (also known as Pocitos) is a city in northern Argentina, in Salta Province, north of the capital city of Salta, and from the city of Tartagal on National Route 34 in General José de San Martín Department, on the international border with Bolivia. National Route 34 and an important railway branch of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano connect Salvador Mazza with the rest of Argentina and with Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia. It is the northernmost city in Argentina, contrary to popular belief that La Quiaca in Jujuy Province"
"Other localities and places: La Poma Department La Poma is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. It is the least populated department of the province and its capital is the town of La Poma. The department is located in the north-western area of the province, near the Andes, and includes the Puna de Atacama. It consists of 2 areas united by a territorial strip passing through the settlement of Muñano: in north the area of Cobres and in south the one of La Poma. It borders with Jujuy Province and the departments of Los Andes, Cachi and Rosario de"
"takes place in the far western expanse of Argentina leading up to the foothills of the Andes. The Mendoza region is the largest region and the leading producer, responsible for more than two-thirds of the country's yearly production, followed by the San Juan and La Rioja regions to the north. In the far northwestern corner of the country are the provinces of Catamarca, Jujuy and Salta which includes some of the world's highest planted vineyards. In the southern region of Patagonia, the Río Negro and Neuquén provinces have traditionally been the fruit producing centers of the country but have recently"
"in the world. The metropolitan areas of Córdoba and Rosario have around 1.3 million inhabitants each, and six other cities (Mendoza, Tucumán, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Salta and Santa Fe) have at least half a million people each. The population is unequally distributed amongst the provinces, with about 60% living in the Pampa region (21% of the total area), including 15 million people in Buenos Aires Province, and 3 million each in Córdoba Province, Santa Fe Province and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Seven other provinces each have about one million people: Mendoza, Tucumán, Entre Ríos, Salta, Chaco,"
"Embarcación Embarcación (Salta) is a town and municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. The area was originally inhabited by the Matacos, who hunted and fished along the Bermejo River. Jesuit missionaries established the first European outposts in the area, fostering commerce along the Bermejo's northern banks and in the vicinity of what later became Embarcación. The outpost was informally known by that name, meaning ""boat"" due to its strategic location north of the confluence of the Bermejo and San Francisco Rivers. The site later belonged to Celedonia Reyes de Prado, who sold the land to a partnership between the"
"La Poma Department La Poma is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. It is the least populated department of the province and its capital is the town of La Poma. The department is located in the north-western area of the province, near the Andes, and includes the Puna de Atacama. It consists of 2 areas united by a territorial strip passing through the settlement of Muñano: in north the area of Cobres and in south the one of La Poma. It borders with Jujuy Province and the departments of Los Andes, Cachi and Rosario de Lerma. Towns and municipalities:"
"Salvador Muñoz, and is the leading buyer for the area's growers. The largely agrarian town, where 70% of residents lived in substandard housing at the 2001 census, embarked on a significant public works agenda in 2010. Embarcación Embarcación (Salta) is a town and municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. The area was originally inhabited by the Matacos, who hunted and fished along the Bermejo River. Jesuit missionaries established the first European outposts in the area, fostering commerce along the Bermejo's northern banks and in the vicinity of what later became Embarcación. The outpost was informally known by that name,"
"Concordia, Entre Ríos San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (usually shortened to Concordia) is a city in the north-east of the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 172,000 inhabitants at the , and is the head town of the department of the same name. Concordia lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Salto in Uruguay. The two cities are joined by a road/railway link that is part of the Salto Grande Dam complex (starting on the Argentine side 18 km north from the center of Concordia). According"
"reserve for Yatay palm trees, lies 60 km south of the city. The area is served by an airport located at , but which is ostensibly not operational. Concordia, Entre Ríos San Antonio de Padua de la Concordia (usually shortened to Concordia) is a city in the north-east of the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It had about 172,000 inhabitants at the , and is the head town of the department of the same name. Concordia lies on the right-hand (western) shore of the Uruguay River, opposite the city of Salto in Uruguay. The two cities are"
"Los Andes Department Los Andes (i.e.: ""The Andes"") is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. It is the second largest by area in the province, after Rivadavia Department, and its capital is the town of San Antonio de los Cobres. The department is located in the western area of the province, on the eastern side of the Andes, and includes the Puna de Atacama. It borders with Antofagasta Region (Chile), the provinces of Jujuy and Catamarca, and the departments of La Poma, Cachi and Chicoana. The territorial strip linking the northern and southern side of La Poma Department separes"
"Salta (part of Argentina), but because of its close ties to what became Bolivia, it returned to its original jurisdiction. In 1899, Argentina renounced its claims in exchange for the Puna de Atacama. The valley that Tarija is situated in was first occupied by Western Hemispheric indigenous groups, such as the Churumatas and the Tomatas. Subsequently, the Inca Empire – administered by the Quechua civilization – conquered the land and dispersed the Churumatas and other local groups over wide territories of the Andes. Mitimaes is the Quechuan name that the Incas used for the resisting ethnic groups they uprooted and"
"Santa Rosa de Tastil Santa Rosa de Tastil is a rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located in the Lerma Valley, near the ruins of the ancient indigenous city of ""Tastil"", and is populated only by eleven persons, three of which are employees of the Moisés Serpa Regional Museum of Tastil. A clinic, police station, school and church serve the small population, as well as around 150 rural inhabitants of the surrounding area. The outpost was named for Santa Rosa de Lima in 1906. The Moisés Serpa Regional Museum of Tastil, inaugurated after the 1997 declaration"
"a hair sample analysis shows that ""la doncella"" consumed significantly more coca and alcohol than either ""el niño"" or ""la niña del rayo"". Her hair contained the highest concentration of coca ever found in Andean human remains. The mummies remain on display at the Museum of High Altitude Archaeology , a museum dedicated entirely to the display of the mummies, in Salta, Argentina. The area that now contains the city of Salta was a part of the Inca Empire in the late 1400s and early 1500s, before being conquered by Spanish ""conquistadores"" in the late 1500s. To prevent deterioration, a"
"La Mesada, Salta La Mesada is a village in northwestern Argentina. It is part of the Iruya Department in Salta Province, located northeast of the village of Iruya at 3,000 m altitude on the Cordillera Oriental on the Nazareno River. La Mesada consists of the two districts of ""La Mesada Grande"" and ""La Mesada Chica"". La Mesada has the status of a civil association called ""Centro de La Aborigen Mesada Grande"" (center of the indigenous inhabitants of La Mesada Grande). The village has a small, scarcely equipped hospital, a primary school and a parish and cultivates corn and potatoes for"
"Aires, Tucumán, Jujuy, Córdoba, Puerto Iguazú; and international flights to Asunción, Rio de Janeiro, Iquique, Lima and Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Salta was founded on April 16, 1582 by the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma, who intended the settlement to be an outpost between Lima, Peru and Buenos Aires. The origin of the name ""Salta"" is a matter of conjecture, with several theories being advanced to explain it. During the war of independence, the city became a commercial and military strategic point between Perú and the Argentine cities. Between 1816 and 1821, the city was led by local military"
"Los Andes from Rosario de Lerma Department. Towns and municipalities: Other localities and places: Los Andes Department Los Andes (i.e.: ""The Andes"") is a department located in Salta Province, Argentina. It is the second largest by area in the province, after Rivadavia Department, and its capital is the town of San Antonio de los Cobres. The department is located in the western area of the province, on the eastern side of the Andes, and includes the Puna de Atacama. It borders with Antofagasta Region (Chile), the provinces of Jujuy and Catamarca, and the departments of La Poma, Cachi and Chicoana."
"Salvador and Montevideo. The Mercocities are: Mercosur Cities Network Mercosur Cities Network, or simply Mercocities, is a network that unites a group of municipalities of the countries that participate in the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), whether they are members or associates. This organization of cities aims to promote their integration on a regional scale and stimulate development and cooperation between them. It currently comprises 181 municipalities of the following South American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The idea of creating a Mercosur association of cities came up during the seminar ""Mercosur: Opportunities and"
"expand, allowing freight (particularly fruit) to be shipped directly from the region. It is served by the Nueva Hesperides International Airport. Salto, Uruguay Salto () is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay. As of the 2011 census it had a population of 104,028 and is the second most populated city in Uruguay. The city is located on Route 3 about northwest of Montevideo, and on the east bank of the Río Uruguay across from the city of Concordia in Argentina. About north of the city the Salto Grande Bridge, built on top of the Salto Grande"
"regions are very similar to Mendoza but the unique mesoclimate and high elevation of the vineyards typically produces grapes with higher levels of total acidity which contribute to the wines balance and depth. Of the three regions, Catamarca is the most widely planted with more than under vine as of 2003. In recent years the Salta region, and particularly its sub-region of Cafayate, have been gaining the most worldwide attention the quality of its full bodied whites made from Torrontés Riojano as well as its fruity reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat. Most of Cafayate region in Salta is"
"the principal tourist destinations in South America. For example, National Rugby team hosted a test match against England in the province. In 2010, Rally Dakar raced across Salta Province. With Urtubey in office, Salta Province became the first Province in Argentina to use Electronic voting which benefits electoral transparency and accelerates vote counting. This system in particular, was praised by international observers. Doctor Nestor Pedro Sagüés, Constitutional Law Expert and Professor, concluded that Electronic Voting in Salta satisfies the conditions recommended by the Constitutional Court of Germany. In 1886, catholic education was imposed in the province. Since then, only three"
"the Salto Grande hydroelectric plant. The Esteros del Iberá, a humid zone of 700.000 hectares can be reached from Posadas, Concepción or Mercedes. In Guaraní, ""Iberá"" means ""Shining water"". Its lagoons cover 31,500 hectares, its marshlands 52,000, and its inlands 260,000. This eco-system which gives life to turtles, yacarés (caimans), monkeys, swamp deer, capybaras - the largest rodent in the world - and up to 400 bird species, besides an extraordinary flora, extends over one million hectares. The city of Rosario lies on the banks of the Paraná River in the Province of Santa Fe. It has developed into an"
"approximate antipode to Hong Kong. It has all the amenities of a modern city (potable water, electricity, sewer, Internet). This city is one of the north of the Puna which has all the basic facilities for the convenience of tourists, one of the most important urban settlement in northern Argentina. In the country, this city is the classic reference to the northern end of the country, though in reality this distinction is held by the town of Salvador Mazza, or Pocitos, in the province of Salta. In 1985, after a three-year national tour, the renowned composer León Gieco released a"
"main focal point is the Hotel which stands above everything else. Appearance is impressive but that is about all. Salto, Buenos Aires Salto is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative headquarters for Salto Partido. It is about 200 km (124 mi) from Buenos Aires and 55 km ( 34 mi) from Pergamino. Salto is an agricultural community, crossed by a river, that it has some of the best fields of the province. Its main crops are soybean, corn and sorghum. It also has some important factories such as Arcor, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Metrive and Soychú. Salto"
"and Aroma to Salinas de Garci Mendoza. Salinas de Garci Mendoza bears the title ""Capital of Quinoa"" because of the intensive cultivation of the quinoa crop in this area. Salinas de Garci Mendoza Salinas de Garci Mendoza (formerly: Salinas de Thunupa) is a town in the Bolivian Oruro Department. It is the administrative center of Ladislao Cabrera Province and is located south-west of Oruro, the capital of the department. It is situated at an elevation of at ""Caricha"" (), 20 km north of the Tunupa stratovolcano. Salar de Coipasa,a salt lake, is 20 km north-west of Salinas de Garci Mendoza,"
"to extremely dry conditions with high thermal amplitude and excellent results both for red and white wines. The La Rioja region was one of the first areas to be planted by Spanish missionaries and has the longest continued history of wine production in Argentina. Though a relatively small region, with only planted as of 2003, the region is known for aromatic Moscatel de Alexandrias and Torrontés made from a local sub-variety known as ""Torrontés Riojano"". Lack of water has curtailed vineyard expansion here. The vineyards of the northwestern provinces of Catamarca, Jujuy and Salta are located between the 24th parallel"
"Salta Province, winning 22% in Salta city. At the main election on 27 October they won over a million votes, 5.11%, more than double their vote in 2011. They won three national deputies: Néstor Pitrola (PO) in Buenos Aires Province, Pablo Sebastián López (PO) in Salta and Nicolás del Caño (PTS) in Mendoza. There was a challenge to the result in Córdoba Province, where Liliana Olivero (IS) was the candidate. They also won three provincial deputies (Cecilia Soria, Martín Dalmau and Héctor Fresina) and a provincial senator (Noelia Barbeito) in Mendoza, and one provincial deputy in each of Buenos Aires"
"Salto Department Salto Department () is a department of the northwestern region of Uruguay. It has an area of and a population of 124,878. Its capital is the city of Salto. It borders Artigas Department to its north, Paysandú Department to its south, the departments of Rivera and Tacuarembó to its east and has the Río Uruguay flowing at its west, separating it from Argentina. The first division of the Republic in six departments happened on 27 January 1816. Two more departments were formed later in that year. At the time, Paysandú Department included all the territory north of the"
"to the intendency later, in 1807). In 1783, in recognition of the growing importance of the city, the capital of the intendency of Salta del Tucumán was moved from San Miguel de Tucumán to Salta. The battle of Salta in 1813 freed the territory from Spain, but occasional attacks were mounted from the Viceroyalty of Peru as late as 1826. Gervasio de Posadas created the Province of Salta in 1814, containing the current provinces of Salta, Jujuy, and parts of southern Bolivia and northern Chile. Exploiting internal Argentine conflicts that arose after the Argentine Declaration of Independence, Bolivia annexed Tarija"
"Now at La Rosada, there is a museum where tools used at the time are shown, as well as guns which were manufactured there. La Rosada is inside the National Park of Ybycui. Inside the Park there is also the Salto Mina, also called Salto Cristal, where you can take long walks admiring the fauna and flora of the region, and through the paths you can get to the Salto Guaraní. In Ybycuí we can also appreciate the Pozo Tatacua, with unknown depth, resides the Paso Ita. The ancient home of Bernardino Caballero is a popular attraction among the tourist"
"recorded was on July 10, 1976. See The city boasts at least two significant football clubs—Independiente Rivadavia and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, although neither currently plays in the Primera División. A club from the nearby city of Godoy Cruz, Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, is currently in the Primera. See Mendoza is twinned with: Mendoza, Argentina Ciudad de Mendoza () is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza"
"800 BC and 1600 AD. Ancient pictographs figure prominently in the museum, and the staff is extremely knowledgeable about them---and comparative pictographs around the world. 10 kilometers to the south-southwest of Cachi lies the important ruins of Puerta de La Paya. Cachi also has the world's highest vineyard, Bodegas Colomé. Cachi, Argentina Cachi is a small city in Salta Province Argentina. It is the capital of the Cachi Department. Although it is often stated that the name is derived from Quechuan and means ""salt"" since ""the snow of this hill reminds of the color of salt,"" it is more likely"
"Salinas de Garci Mendoza Salinas de Garci Mendoza (formerly: Salinas de Thunupa) is a town in the Bolivian Oruro Department. It is the administrative center of Ladislao Cabrera Province and is located south-west of Oruro, the capital of the department. It is situated at an elevation of at ""Caricha"" (), 20 km north of the Tunupa stratovolcano. Salar de Coipasa,a salt lake, is 20 km north-west of Salinas de Garci Mendoza, and 15 km in south-eastern direction is Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt pan. Salinas de Garci Mendoza is the endpoint of the road from Chuquichamba via Andamarca"