Mar del Plata is a city of Argentina in the Buenos Aires Province. It is found on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 km south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata has a population of 541,733 people. It is the 7th biggest city in Argentina.
Images for kids
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One of the beaches of Mar del Plata during summer tourism season
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Typical wooden fishing boats at the port of Mar del Plata
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The old Mar del Plata railway station in 1910
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Trains at Mar del Plata railway and bus station, opened in 2011
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Vacationers enjoy Playa Bristol (c.1910).
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The Mar del Plata Sud railway station (c.1910) closed in 1949 and was later damaged by fire. It underwent a major restoration in the 2010s, but the upper part that lost its decoration after the fire, remains unadorned.
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The Club Mar del Plata burned down in 1961, and was never rebuilt.
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From the 1950s to the 1970s there was a construction boom in the city.
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The Museum of the Sea, opened in 2000 and closed in 2012; it held a collection of over 30,000 sea shells, among other specimens
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Alberto Bruzzone's workshop
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Villa Normandy, built in 1919
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An example of "Mar del Plata Style"
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A snowy winter's day at Playa Grande, July 10, 2004
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Estadio José María Minella.
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Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.
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Mar del Plata's view at night from La Perla beaches
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A two-story Mar del Plata style chalet
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The Tudor Style Water Tower (Torre Tanque)
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Snow on La Perla beach after the unusual snowstorm of August 1, 1991
See also
In Spanish: Mar del Plata para niños