Buenos Aires, Argentina · South America
Tortuguitas sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ingeniero Pablo Nogués, 36km from El Ateneo Grand Splendid.
Tortuguitas is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with about 41,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ingeniero Pablo Nogués, about 4 km away.
Tortuguitas is a city in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires. The city is located in Malvinas Argentinas Partido (county), and its population was 41,390 inhabitants as of the 2001 Census.
Part of a vast estancia in colonial times owned by Alonso de Escobar, the landRead more
was bought in 1925 by the Blas País family when the Córdoba Central Railway was built though the area in 1925. The establishment of the Tortugas Country Club by Antonio Maura in 1930 was followed by a stop nearby along the line known simply as Apeadero km 40 (Km. 40 Stop). The stop was upgraded as a station along the General Belgrano Railway on June 9, 1947.
The Blas País family began selling lots to developers as early as 1942, and the numerous dairy farms in the area were gradually developed into residential subdivisions that gave Tortuguitas its bedroom community character. Despite being located near the northwest end of the Greater Buenos Aires metro area, Tortuguitas benefited from direct access to the city via Route 8, which was converted into a freeway in the 1980s. This also promoted the development of a sizable manufacturing base in the eastern end of Tortuguitas, along Route 8.
The 88 hectares (220 acres) Tortuguitas Industrial Park, formally designated in 1999, includes the local affiliates of BASF, GE Plastics, and Unilever, as well as Molinos Río de la Plata's Lucchetti pasta plant. The contiguous El Triángulo District includes among others the SKF Argentina plant (1972) and the Tortugas Open Mall (2010). In 2015, the DirecTV Arena, Argentina's largest, opened in the city.
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Within an hour or so of Tortuguitas: Don Julio (33 km), MALBA (34 km), Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires (35 km), Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez (36 km).
Tortuguitas is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 4 km from Ingeniero Pablo Nogués.
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restaurant
A Palermo parrilla where the walls are papered with bottles signed by diners and dry-aged beef is grilled over quebracho embers. Regularly named among the world's best restaurants; queues form before opening.
33 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Buenos Aires' leading contemporary art museum, showcasing the finest Latin American art from the 20th century onward.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
An ornate city of the dead with elaborate mausoleums housing Argentina's elite, including Eva Perón, in a labyrinth of marble and statuary.
35 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Permanent racing circuit in southern Buenos Aires opened in 1952, host of Argentine Grand Prix rounds and TC racing.
36 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
A 1919 opera house converted into a bookshop, with the painted cupola, boxes and crimson stage curtain intact; the stage is now a cafe. Shelves fill the stalls under the original ceiling fresco.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Iconic 67-metre obelisk in the centre of the Plaza de la República, marking the heart of Buenos Aires.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Buenos Aires' oldest cafe, opened in 1858, with marble tables, stained glass and a basement tango room where Borges and Gardel were regulars. Expect a queue on Avenida de Mayo; order the chocolate con churros.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A 1923 tower built as an allegory of Dante's Divine Comedy: 22 floors for the poem's cantos, hell below, a working lighthouse for paradise at the top with views down Avenida de Mayo.
37 km · about 45 min drive
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