This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Scenic Drive Attractions In Mar del Plata

x
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city in the southeast part of Buenos Aires Province located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the head of General Pueyrredón Partido. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name Mar del Plata has the meaning of sea of the Plate region or adjoining sea to the Plate region. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina. With a population of 614,350 as per the 2010 census [INDEC], it is the 7th largest city in Argentina.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Scenic Drive Attractions In Mar del Plata

  • 1. Laguna de los Padres Mar Del Plata
    Laguna de los Padres is a small lake located about 12 miles west of Mar del Plata, Argentina and roughly one mile east of Sierra de los Padres' hills. The name of the lake as well as of the hills nearby has its origins in the Jesuit Fathers attempting to evangelize the region in the 17th century. The lake has a length of 2,065 mt and a width of 1,701 mt . Its water is shallow and the aquatic flora, like algae, rushes and another species like the myriophyllum aquaticum, commonly known in Argentina as gambarussa, overpopulates the muddy bottom. Woods of eucalyptus and pines surround the adjacent area, as well as some aboriginal shrub, like the colletia paradoxa, locally known as curro. The area also hosts the southernmost population of tala and some specimenes of sambucus. The place had been...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mar del Plata Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu