San Bernardo del Tuyú
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San Bernardo del Tuyú is a city in the seaside La Costa District
of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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shore from the San Bernardo ranch, one of the Duhau family's many properties in Buenos Aires Province
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The land was subdivided into parcels, and installations for an incipient town center were added by the developers. The governor, Dr. Rodolfo Moreno, authorized the town's establishment on April 3, 1943, and the new town was christened by its developers in a 1944 ceremony.
The largely self-sufficient settlement initially grew with investments from both the developer and its residents, who pooled resources and established local electric and telephone cooperative
s. Closely linked to Mar de Ajó
, San Bernardo slowly grew as a tourist destination, and one of five pier
s in the district was built along its shores. One of its early visitors, Uruguayan Argentine poet Juan Burghi, dedicated a poem, San Bernardo, to the seaside hamlet in 1957.
The 1978 establishment of the La Costa District helped further promote the town, and numerous pubs, bingo parlors, discotheques, and theatres were established in subsequent years, notably along Costanera and San Bernardo Avenues, and Chiozza Street, which was designated a pedestrian promenade for the summer high tourist season (January 1March 10). Among the best-known points of interest on this latter is the Observatorio de la Costa, the district's only observatory
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La Costa Partido
La Costa Partido is a partido located on the Atlantic coast of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.-Overview:The provincial subdivision has a population of about 60,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Mar del Tuyú, which is located from Buenos Aires.The economy of La Costa...
of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
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History and overview
Founded by the Compañía Inmobiliara del Este Argentino S.R.L., a partnership of ten investors led by Juan Carlos Chiozza, San Bernardo del Tuyú originated with the 1942 purchase of 191 hectares (480 acres) along the Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
shore from the San Bernardo ranch, one of the Duhau family's many properties in Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires Province
The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
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The land was subdivided into parcels, and installations for an incipient town center were added by the developers. The governor, Dr. Rodolfo Moreno, authorized the town's establishment on April 3, 1943, and the new town was christened by its developers in a 1944 ceremony.
The largely self-sufficient settlement initially grew with investments from both the developer and its residents, who pooled resources and established local electric and telephone cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
s. Closely linked to Mar de Ajó
Mar de Ajó
Mar de Ajó is a coastal city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and is located in the southern end of the seaside La Costa Partido .-History and overview:...
, San Bernardo slowly grew as a tourist destination, and one of five pier
Pier
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars...
s in the district was built along its shores. One of its early visitors, Uruguayan Argentine poet Juan Burghi, dedicated a poem, San Bernardo, to the seaside hamlet in 1957.
The 1978 establishment of the La Costa District helped further promote the town, and numerous pubs, bingo parlors, discotheques, and theatres were established in subsequent years, notably along Costanera and San Bernardo Avenues, and Chiozza Street, which was designated a pedestrian promenade for the summer high tourist season (January 1March 10). Among the best-known points of interest on this latter is the Observatorio de la Costa, the district's only observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
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