San Luis (Argentina)
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| location | 33 ° 17 ′ S , 66 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 709 m | ||
| Population (2001): | 153,322 | ||
| Agglomeration : | Gran San Luis | ||
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| Province : |
 San Luis
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| Department : | Juan Martín de Pueyrredón | ||
| Mayor: | Alicia Lemme, Frente PJ | ||
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| Postal code : | D5700 | ||
| Telephone code: | 0 | ||
San Luis (Punta de la) is a town in the region of Cuyo in Argentina and capital of the province of San Luis and the Department of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón . The city is located at the foot of the Sierras Grandes at an altitude of 762 m on the Río Chorrillos and has 153,322 inhabitants (2001, INDEC ). San Luis is located on Ruta Nacional 7 , which connects Mendoza (255 km) with Buenos Aires (791 km). The closest provincial capitals are San Juan (323 km) and Córdoba (412 km). The Aeropuerto San Luis is located seven kilometers from the center and connects the city with Buenos Aires .
history
Although the official founding act of the city has been lost, it is believed that San Luis was founded on August 25, 1594 under the name Nueva Medina de Río Seco by Luis Jufré de Loaysa y Meneses . Since the new place was soon abandoned, it was re-founded in 1632 by Martín García Óñez de Loyola as San Luis de Loyola Nueva Medina de Río Seco . The place was later renamed San Luis de la Punta de los Venados and finally San Luis. At the end of the 19th century, the city had 7,000 inhabitants and traded lively.
Because San Luis is located on the part of the Sierras Grandes called Punta de los Venados , the inhabitants of the city are commonly referred to as Puntanos .
In 2003, the satellite town of La Punta was built 25 km north of the actual city with the intention of founding the "city of the 21st century". This settlement, which currently has around 30,000 inhabitants, houses social housing, a university, a technology park and the city's new football stadium.
religion
Worth seeing
- Parque de las Naciones
- Catedral. Built in neoclassical style, Corinthian columns and a double tower.
- Museo Provincial "Dora Ochoa de Masramón"
climate
San Luis has a continental climate with an average annual temperature of 17 ° C. The average annual rainfall is 542 millimeters.
Significant events
From September 27 to October 16, 2005, the FIDE World Chess Championship with eight participants took place in San Luis . Wesselin Topalow was the winner .
sons and daughters of the town
- Roberto Marcelo Levingston (1920–2015), President from 1970 to 1971 ( de facto )
- Alfredo Lucero (* 1979), road cyclist
- Enzo Moyano (* 1989), racing cyclist
- Facundo Quiroga (* 1978), football player
- Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (* 1947), politician and president for a week in December 2001
Web links
- IFAM population data ( Memento of August 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
- LiveArgentina.com - Information about San Luis ( Memento of February 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
- WelcomeArgentina.com - City information (English)
- Geocities - City History ( Memento from January 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)