Ranchos, Buenos Aires
Encyclopedia
Ranchos is a town in Buenos Aires Province
, Argentina
. It is the head town of the General Paz Partido
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The settlement was established on January 15, 1871 by provincial law number 422.
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 General Paz Partido
General Paz Partido
General Paz Partido is a partido located in the north-east of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 10,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Ranchos, which is located from Buenos Aires....
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The settlement was established on January 15, 1871 by provincial law number 422.
Attractions
- The town lies near "Laguna Ranchos" lake, which features three islands and a range of flora and fauna.
- Replica Fort, in 1967 a replica of the original fort built in 1781.
- Ranchos Historical Museum.
- Festival de Fortines, a festival that takes place on the central island of Lake Ranchos.
- Church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar, built in 1863.