Villa Castelli is a small town and seat of the
General Lamadrid Department in the
Province of La Rioja, northwestern Argentina. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,697.
Around west of the city of
La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, an ...
, it is at the foot of the
Sierra de Famatina 200px, Coat of arms of La Rioja featuring ''Cerro General Belgrano''
Sierra de Famatina is mountain range and massif in the Andes of the Argentine province of La Rioja
La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north ...
, and the
Vichina River flows in the vicinity.
In March 2015,
a helicopter collision in the town killed 10 people, including French athletes
Florence Arthaud
Florence Arthaud (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor from Boulogne-Billancourt. She was the daughter of Jacques Arthaud, director of the Arthaud publishing house.
Biography
At age 17, she was in a serious car accident, which ...
,
Camille Muffat and
Alexis Vastine
Alexis Vastine (17 November 1986 – 9 March 2015) was a French boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light Welterweight division. He also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfina ...
.
References
Populated places in La Rioja Province, Argentina
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