Miramar is an
Argentine city located on the coast of the
Atlantic Ocean
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in
Buenos Aires Province, south of
Buenos Aires
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. It is the
administrative seat
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of
General Alvarado Partido. The name “Miramar” comes from the words ''mira'' (view) and ''mar'' (sea).
History
1870: The land that now includes
General Alvarado Partido came into the ownership of Fortunato de La Plaza.
1879: The area changes jurisdiction from
Balcarce to
General Pueyrredón.
1887: It was around this time the project to build Miramar was undertaken by Jose María Dupuy, Rómulo Otamendi (engineer) and Fortunato de la Plaza.
1888: Miramar was founded on 20 September.
1889: Construction began on the first church in Miramar.
1891: The Partido of General Alvarado was created on September 29, with Miramar as its capital.
1911: The
Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
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arrived in Miramar and the company later built a comfortable hotel and adjoining golf course in the town.
1920: The first aeroplane arrives in Miramar.
1927: The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway began the construction of the Miramar
golf
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course.
1930: The hotel Dormy House was built adjacent to the golf course by the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, and later a tunnel was built to provide access to the sea from the hotel
2001: The
murder of Natalia Melmann
Economy
The summer tourist season provides the most significant contribution to the economy of Miramar. Other economic activities include
farming
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and agroindustry, with most of these concentrated around the nearby village of Comandante Nicanor Otamendi.
Attractions
*Miramar Golf Course.
*Museo Punta Hermengo, museum.
*Vivero Dunícola Florentino Ameghino, 5.02 km² of woodland.
*Enchanted Forest or Energic Forest
*Aero Club de la ciudad de Miramar, Aerodrome.
*Autodromo Roberto Hirch de Miramar, 1.47/1.72 km motor racing venue.
*Vivero Dunícola "Florentino Ameghino"
*The dunes: 12 km of sand beaches - South of Miramar.
*The "Médano Blanco" (white dune), one of the tallest and close to "La Totora" brook.
Other attractions include the rivers Durazno and Brusquitas, an ecological reserve and a number of beaches.
References
External links
*
El Seminario newspaper
Portal of Miramar
Portal of Miramar
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Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1888
Populated coastal places in Argentina
Seaside resorts in Argentina