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The Best Attractions In Balcarce

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San José de Balcarce is a city in Buenos Aires Province about 32 mi west of Mar del Plata with a population of approx 44,064 . It is the cabecera of the Balcarce Partido . The UN/LOCODE is ARBCA. The city is famous as the birthplace of Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio and today houses the Museo Juan Manuel Fangio and the Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio, a motorsports circuit. The town hall, cemetery portal and slaughterhouse were all designed by the architect, Francisco Salamone, and contain elements of Art Deco style. Built in the late 1930s, these buildings were some of the first examples of modern architecture in rural Argentina.
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  • 1. Juan Manuel Fangio Balcarce
    Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio. Fangio II grew up meeting some of auto racing's most famous champions of his uncle's era. He inherited his uncle's passion for motorsports. After same experience in European Formula 3, He debuted as a professional auto racer in IMSA in 1984 in the Miami Grand Prix in a Porsche 935 with Hugo Gralia He had an award-winning career, winning two GTP driver's championships, as well as 2 manufacturer titles when he was racing for Toyota and All American Racers. Fangio II further established his legacy in the world of auto racing by winning the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring two times , posting 21 GTP wins, and establishing an IMSA record with 19 solo victories. His victories came while driving...
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  • 5. Plaza Martin de Guemes Balcarce
    The Plaza de Mayo is a city square and main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo respectively. The city centre of Buenos Aires, Plaza de Mayo has been the scene of the most momentous events in Argentine history, as well as the largest popular demonstrations in the country. On the occasion of the one-year anniversary of the May Revolution in 1811, the Pirámide de Mayo was inaugurated in the square's hub, becoming Buenos Aires' first national monument. It is located in the financial district known as microcentro, within the barrio of Monserrat. It is bounded by Bolívar, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Balcarce an...
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