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| Santa Rosa de Toay | ||
| province | La Pampa | |
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| Residents | 103.860 (2010) | |
| height | 175 m, 179 m | |
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Santa Rosa de Toay is the capital of the province La Pampa in Argentina. The up-and-coming, modern city has around 100,000 inhabitants.
background
Santa Rosa is an agro-industrial city that offers few sights, but is all the more important as a traffic junction, because it is located almost exactly in the geographical center of Argentina.
getting there
By plane
By train
Until 2006 there was a train fromb Buenos Aires to Santa Rosa, but the connection was closed after floods. It is planned to revive them.
By bus
The bus station is an important hub in south-central Argentina. It is right in the center.
In the street
- From the north (e.g. Cordoba: Ruta Nacional 36 and 35
- From the east (Buenos Aires): Ruta Nacional 5
- From the west (Neuquén): RN 151 to 25 de Mayo - RP 20 to Chacarramendi - RN 143
- From the west (Mendoza): RN 40 to General Alvear - RN 188 - RN 35
- From the Atlantic coast (e.g. Bahía Blanca): RN 35
- From the south (Patagonia): RN 251 - RN 22 to Río Colorado - RN 154 - RN 35
mobility
Public transport is limited to city buses.
Tourist Attractions
Parks
- Laguna Don Tomás, Lagoon with park to the west of the city
activities
shop
kitchen
Cheap
medium
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
medium
Upscale
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
The area code for Santa Rosa is 02954, the area code L6300
trips
- Parque Luro 23 km southeast of the city, nature reserve in which the pampas are protected.
- Lihuel Calel National Park, low mountain range with caves in the central part of the province, about 250 km southwest of Santa Rosa.
literature
Web links
http://www.santarosa.gov.ar/ - Official website of Santa Rosa de Toay
