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Mar del Plata is
located 404 km of the city of Buenos Aires over the
Atlantic Ocean. |
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Habitants:
650.000
Surface:
1453 km²
Coast: 47 km
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Weather:
Mild with ocean
currents |
Temperture:
Max. Average per
year: 19ºC
Max average in
summer: 26ºC
Max average in
winter: 13ºC |
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Access to Mar del Plata from Buenos
Aires: |
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Autovía 2: 404 km.
Road 11: 602 km.
Road 226: 441 km |
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In vehicle: 4 hours (Autovía 2)
In bus: 5 hs.
By train : 5.30 hs.
By plane: 45
minutes flight
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Mar del Plata is stated as a city:
By the law of October 15th. of 1879 the Province Legislature
created the Partido de General Pueyrredon, dividing in two
the state known as General Balcarce. October 25th of 1906 is
presented a Project in the legislation, petitioning that the
town of de Mar del Plata, becomes recognized as a City. In
the session of July 19th of 1907 this was
accepted. December 13th of 1880 it was named Judge de Paz
Antonio Alvarez, who was also the first president of the
Municipal Corporation. In
1883 he was suceded by Ovidio Zubiaurre.
In 1887 the Executive Power of the Province appoints the
first mayor of General Pueyrredon to Fortunato de la Plaza.
Interesting facts:
a) Why is the city called Mar del Plata?
None of Patricio Peralta Ramos relatives knows why the
founder chose that nameThere are two theories: 1) That the
indians qualified the beach as avin inalco, meaning shiny,
bright and that gave place to the name Mar del
Plata(Silver);
2) That the name Río de la Plata became this city over the
Ocean in Mar de Plata .
The first train:
Having approved the enlargement of the branch line for the
train between Maipu and Mar de Plata, thanks to the labor of
the Governor of Buenos Aires, Dardo Rocha, the first trains
comes from Mar del Plata in September 26 of 1886.
Mar del Plata Harbor:
The initiative of Dr. Pedro O. Luro made that the Congress
of The Nation ,by national law Number 6.499, of October 11
of 1909, approved by the construction of Puerto de Ultramar
en Mar del Plata.
In October of 1911, the building starts in the harbor.
Months before the company builts workshops, a damn, quarry,
etc...
February 24 of 1913: Oficial Oppening of the Construction of
the harbor. An Oficial Certificate is made and put onto the
first stone of la Escollera Sud.
They worked until august 1914 to maximum capacity. Even
though the time from 1914- 1918 the work wasn’t paralyzed
its speed was reduced. From these days are: la Dársena de
Pescadores, la Plataforma para Lanchas Pesqueras, el
Depósito de la Aduana, para mercaderías, Vías de Ferrocarril
Sud. Habor movement is iniciated, stablishing sectors for
fisherman in 1917).
On October 9 of 1922, the Official Inauguration of the Wharf
Nro 1 of cabotage with 300 meters of wharf with an Official
act and the presence of personalities and civil servants of
the Nation.
November, 1922, the Societe Generale of Travaux Publics
finish their tasks.
In 1934 is sanctioned the National Law 11.615, which
arranges the ending of the works of the Port of Mar del
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