Colectivo 60
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The Colectivo
60 (the number 60 bus) runs from Constitución station, in the centre of the city of Buenos Aires
, Argentina to the Tigre Club
in the partido
of Tigre
. The service is operated by MONSA (Micro Ómnibus Norte Sociedad Anónima) and the identifying color of the buses is yellow, with red and black details.
Known locally as El Sesenta (The [Number] 60), the service is sometimes dubbed El Internacional (The International) because it passes through (or close to) a large number of landmarks of the city and of the northern suburbs, to wit:
One branch of the service reaches Tigre through the Pan-American Highway
.
On November 13, 2006, MONSA contract drivers went on strike demanding better conditions http://www.lanacion.com.ar/informaciongeneral/nota.asp?nota_id=858399.
Colectivo
Colectivo is the name given in Argentina and Paraguay to a type of public transportation vehicles, especially those of Argentina's capital city, Buenos Aires...
60 (the number 60 bus) runs from Constitución station, in the centre of the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina to the Tigre Club
Tigre Club
The Tigre Club stands on the banks of the Luján River, in Paseo Victorica, Tigre, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Club, built next to the Tigre Hotel , was financed by Ernesto Tornquist, and was designed by the architects Pablo Pater, Luis Dubois and the engineer Emilio Mitre , and was opened on...
in the partido
Partido
A partido is an administrative subdivision of the . They are formally considered to be a single municipality, and usually contain one or more population centers...
of Tigre
Tigre Partido
Tigre Partido is a partido or municipality of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. The department covers a large section of the Paraná Delta and its low-lying islands...
. The service is operated by MONSA (Micro Ómnibus Norte Sociedad Anónima) and the identifying color of the buses is yellow, with red and black details.
Known locally as El Sesenta (The [Number] 60), the service is sometimes dubbed El Internacional (The International) because it passes through (or close to) a large number of landmarks of the city and of the northern suburbs, to wit:
- Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsClub Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
stadium - Constitución station
- Avenida de MayoAvenida de MayoAvenida de Mayo , is an avenue in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. It connects the Plaza de Mayo with Congressional Plaza, and extends in a west-east direction before merging into Avenida Rivadavia.-History and overview:...
- Liceo theater
- Argentine National CongressArgentine National CongressThe Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies....
- Confitería El MolinoConfitería El MolinoThe Confitería El Molino is an Art Nouveau style coffeehouse located on the corner of Callao and Rivadavia Avenues, in front of the Argentine National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
tea room and the Savoy hotel and ballroom - Callao y Corrientes commercial district
- Tribunales (courthouse)
- Obras Sanitarias building, Córdoba y Ayacucho
- Buenos Aires university complex:
- Faculty of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- Faculty of OdontologyDentistryDentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
- Faculty of EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- Faculty of PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
and BiochemistryBiochemistryBiochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes... - Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Engineering, Las Heras building
- Clínicas university hospitalUniversity hospitalA university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. These hospitals are typically affiliated with a medical school or university...
- Embassy of UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
- La Recoleta CemeteryLa Recoleta CemeteryLa Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in the exclusive Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains the graves of notable people, including Eva Perón, Raúl Alfonsín, and several presidents of Argentina.- History :...
- RecoletaRecoletaRecoleta is a downtown residential neighborhood in the city of Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina; it is an area of great historical and architectural interest, due, particularly to the Recoleta Cemetery located there...
entertainment district - Automóvil Club Argentino
- Plaza Las Heras
- Rivadavia Hospital
- Fernández Hospital
- Buenos Aires ZooBuenos Aires ZooThe Buenos Aires Zoo is an zoo in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Zoo contains 89 species of mammals, 49 species of reptiles and 175 species of birds, with a total of over 2,500 different animals...
in PalermoPalermo, Buenos AiresPalermo is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is located in the northeast of the city, bordering the barrios of Belgrano to the north, Almagro and Recoleta to the south, Villa Crespo and Colegiales to the west and the Río de la Plata river to the east. With a total... - Buenos Aires Botanical GardenBuenos Aires Botanical GardenThe Buenos Aires Botanical Garden is located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires in Argentina. The garden is triangular in shape, and is bounded by Sante Fé Avenue, Las Heras Avenue and República Árabe Siria Street...
in Palermo - SRA exhibition grounds (La Rural)
- Plaza Italia
- United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
embassy - Pacífico train station
- Palermo racetrack
- Military hospital
- Barrancas de Belgrano park and transportation hub
- ChinatownChinatownA Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
, Bajo Belgrano - Club Atlético River Plate Stadium
- Cabildo y Juramento (BelgranoBelgrano, Buenos AiresBelgrano is a leafy, northern barrio or neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Location :The barrio of Palermo is to the southeast; Nuñez is to the northwest; Coghlan, Villa Urquiza, Villa Ortúzar and Colegiales are to the southwest....
high street) - Cabildo y Congreso (terminal of the subte D lineLine D (Buenos Aires)Line D of the Buenos Aires Metro runs from Catedral to Congreso de Tucumán. The D Line opened on 3 June 1937 and has been expanded to the north several times. The line is currently 10.41 km long and runs approximately parallel to the city's coastline....
) - Saavedra bridge
- Olivos city center
- Club Atlético PlatenseClub Atlético PlatenseClub Atlético Platense is an Argentine sports club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. The club nickname is Calamar after the journalist Palacio Zino said that the team moved "like a squid in its ink"....
stadium - San Isidro hospital (San Isidro PartidoSan Isidro PartidoSan Isidro is a partido of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina found in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. Its capital is the city of San Isidro. It is from the city of Buenos Aires....
) - San Isidro racetrack
- San Isidro cathedral (San Isidro cathedralSan Isidro cathedralThe San Isidro Cathedral is located into the San Isidro City, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is on Del Libertador Avenue at 16.200th, opposite "Plaza Mitre" or "Plaza de San Isidro" in San Isidro's historic quarter.- History :...
) - Tigre stadium (Tigre PartidoTigre PartidoTigre Partido is a partido or municipality of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires. The department covers a large section of the Paraná Delta and its low-lying islands...
) - Tigre fruit market
- TigreTigre, Buenos AiresTigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa...
tourism center (gateway to the Paraná DeltaParaná DeltaThe Paraná Delta is the delta of the Paraná River in Argentina. The Paraná flows north–south and becomes an alluvial basin between the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe, then emptying into the Río de la Plata....
).
- Embassy of Uruguay
One branch of the service reaches Tigre through the Pan-American Highway
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads measuring about in total length. Except for an rainforest break, called the Darién Gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's...
.
On November 13, 2006, MONSA contract drivers went on strike demanding better conditions http://www.lanacion.com.ar/informaciongeneral/nota.asp?nota_id=858399.