Chacabuco, Buenos Aires
Encyclopedia
Chacabuco is a city in Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the Chacabuco Partido
and has a population of 34,958 inhabitants (2001). UN/LOCODE
is ARCCO.
is Laguna Rocha, formed by a widening of the Salado River. The main characteristic of the area is the solitary rustic landscape that attracts tourists in search of contact with nature and landscape of the Pampa region.
Other Lakes include Laguna Las Toscas and Laguna de los Patos
s like the bandoneonist Raul Garello, the Conductor Elvio Mango, at the moment resident in Germany, and great student of Baroque music, and vocal ensembles like Aloe
(music folkloric and nun) and Municipal Polifonic Choir. As far as Alternative Music, Rock, Reggae and Pop Chacabuco has more than twenty (20) bands, including Supernova, Periféricos, Quinta Semilla, Hombres Lobo, and Cautivo among others.
Chacabuco was home to writer
Haroldo Conti
who disappeared during the last military dictatorship because of his opposition to the regime.
Also places like the Polygon (Federal Shooting club) and the Flying club stand out in Chacabuco. Another remarkable landmark is the home court of the Chacabuco Basketball
team. In motoring, Chacabuco has important pilots of Turismo Carretera
and TC 2000, like Roberto Urretavizcaya and Luis Minervino.
Probably the most famous resident of Chacabuco was Daniel Passarella
who featured in both of Argentina's FIFA World Cup
wins in 1978 and 1986 and went on to manage the national team as well as Uruguay
and River Plate
.
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is the head town of the Chacabuco Partido
Chacabuco Partido
Chacabuco Partido is a partido in the northern part of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 45,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Chacabuco, which is located from Buenos Aires....
and has a population of 34,958 inhabitants (2001). UN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE, the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations, is a geographic coding scheme developed and maintained by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe , a unit of the United Nations. UN/LOCODE assigns codes to locations used in trade and transport with functions such as...
is ARCCO.
Towns of district
- Rawson, 1.732 inhab.
- O'Higgins, 1.347 inhab.
- Castilla, 1.316 inhab.
- Los Ángeles, 124 inhab.
Rural tourism
Close to Chacabuco, on RN 7National Route 7 (Argentina)
National Route 7 is a road in Argentina. It crosses the country from east to west, from the capital to the border with Chile, thus linking the Atlantic coast with the Andes, crossing the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, San Luis and Mendoza...
is Laguna Rocha, formed by a widening of the Salado River. The main characteristic of the area is the solitary rustic landscape that attracts tourists in search of contact with nature and landscape of the Pampa region.
Other Lakes include Laguna Las Toscas and Laguna de los Patos
Culture
Chacabuco has generated important musicianMusician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s like the bandoneonist Raul Garello, the Conductor Elvio Mango, at the moment resident in Germany, and great student of Baroque music, and vocal ensembles like Aloe
Aloe
Aloe , also Aloë, is a genus containing about 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe"....
(music folkloric and nun) and Municipal Polifonic Choir. As far as Alternative Music, Rock, Reggae and Pop Chacabuco has more than twenty (20) bands, including Supernova, Periféricos, Quinta Semilla, Hombres Lobo, and Cautivo among others.
Chacabuco was home to writer
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
Haroldo Conti
Haroldo Conti
Haroldo Conti|thumb|right|150pxHaroldo Conti was an Argentine writer, screenwriter, teacher and Latin professor. On May 5, 1976 he disappeared during the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional military dictatorship, on this day the "Día del Escritor Bonaerense" is held in his honour.- Biography...
who disappeared during the last military dictatorship because of his opposition to the regime.
Sports
Chacabuco has several centers of sport activity, among them the Chacabuco Golf Club (18 Holes of par 71), the Municipal Multisport, the Social Club with excellent tennis courts, numerous football clubs (9 de Julio, River, San Martín, Argentinos, Porteño, etc), Centro Los Marinos.Also places like the Polygon (Federal Shooting club) and the Flying club stand out in Chacabuco. Another remarkable landmark is the home court of the Chacabuco Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team. In motoring, Chacabuco has important pilots of Turismo Carretera
Turismo Carretera
Turismo Carretera is a popular touring car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest car racing series still active in the world....
and TC 2000, like Roberto Urretavizcaya and Luis Minervino.
Probably the most famous resident of Chacabuco was Daniel Passarella
Daniel Passarella
Daniel Alberto Passarella is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup...
who featured in both of Argentina's FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
wins in 1978 and 1986 and went on to manage the national team as well as Uruguay
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
and River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
.