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| San José de Gualeguaychú | ||
| province | Entre Ríos | |
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| Residents | 90.000 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 109461   | ||
| height | 15 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)3446-423668 http://www.gualeguaychuturismo.com/ | |
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The town Gualeguaychú lies in the east Argentina and is the third largest city in the province Entre RíosIt is best known for the carnival, which is similar to that of Rio de Janeiro and its climax in February in Corsodromo, a specially built stadium. But the beaches in the area also make the city attractive to visitors.
background
Gualeguaychú was founded in 1783 by the then viceroy Juan José de Vértiz to create a settlement center for the previously scattered rural population. Between 1820 and 1860, the area around the city was one of the centers of conflict between Unitarians and Federalists and also in conflict with Brazil Uruguay. After the bloody riots were over, there was a wave of immigration mainly from Europeans of different nationalities, including many Germans and Italians. The place grew into a prosperous city.
Today the city is in the headlines above all as the seat of a powerful farmers' association, which has repeatedly taken the highway in protest against increases in export taxes in 2008 and 2009 Ruta 14 blocked, and a radical ecological protest movement against paper mills in Uruguay Fray Bentos (30 km east of the city), who did the same thing several times from 2007, sometimes for months, with the bridge to Uruguay.
The city is located a little off the Uruguay River in a partly wooded, partly agricultural area (especially soy cultivation).
getting there
By plane
Gualeguaychú does not have an airport. The next one is in Rosario, from where there have been direct bus connections since the bridge over the Paraná was opened in 2002.
By train
Of Buenos Aires the nearby small town is off Larroque Accessible once a week, but the condition of the train is very bad, which is why the bus is by far the better alternative.
By bus
From multiple cities (Buenos Aires several times a day, Cordoba, Rosario as well as whole Mesopotamia) Gualeguaychú is approached by bus. Also most of the bus routes to Uruguay (including Buenos Aires - Montevideo) lead across the city.
In the street
Gualeguaychú is on the Ruta Nacional 14, the trunk road parallel to the eastern border of the country, which in Ceibas from the Ruta Nacional 12 branches off, which in turn are in Zárate of the Ruta Nacional 9 branches off (main route Buenos Aires - Rosario). The RN 14 is tarred and is currently being expanded into a four-lane expressway. With Rosario and Santa Fe or. Paraná and thus with central and western Argentina Gualeguaychú is connected by the Ruta Nacional 131.
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Corsodromo. 1997 built stadium for the carnival parades.
- cathedral. From the early 20th century.
activities
Swimming in the tributaries of the Río Uruguay.
