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Mar del Plata
Plaza Esteban
Plaza Esteban
Echeverría
Plaza Esteban
Echeverría
Echeverría
LAS
AVENIDAS
LAS
AVENIDAS
LAS
AVENIDAS
Plaza Gral.
Plaza Gral.
Manuel
Plaza Gral.
Manuel
Belgrano
Plaza
Carlos
Gardel
Plaza
Carlos
Plaza
Manuel
Belgrano
Carlos
Gardel
Belgrano
Gardel
Plaza
Buque Pesq.
Plaza
Buque Pesq.
Narwall
Plaza
PRIMERA
PRIMERA
JUNTA
PRIMERA
JUNTA
Buque Pesq.
Narwall
JUNTA
Narwall
LOURDES
LOURDES
Plaza Martín
Miguel de G
Plaza Martín
Miguel de Güemes
Plaza Martín
Miguel de G
üe
üe
mes
mes
6
SAN CARLOS
SAN CARLOS
PUERTO
PUERTO
LOS
TRONCOS
LOS
TRONCOS
LOS
TRONCOS
Terminal
de Omnibus
Terminal
de Omnibus
Terminal
Parque
Primavesi
Parque
Primavesi
Parque
de Omnibus
Plaza
del Agua
Plaza
del Agua
Plaza
Primavesi
2
1
del Agua
3
4
PLAYA
GRANDE
PLAYA
GRANDE
PLAYA
6
GRANDE
7
8
STELLA
S T E L L A
MARIS
STELLA
MARIS
5
M A R I S
Playa
Grande
Playa
Grande
Playa
Parque
San Martín
Parque
San Martín
Parque
G
G
Grande
San Martín
9
Playa
Varese
Playa
Varese
Playa
Varese
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Information
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0.5 mi
Cabo
Corrientes
Cabo
Corrientes
Cabo
A t l a n t i c O c e a n
Atlantic Ocean
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Corrientes
0
0.5 km
Mar del Plata offers excellent nightlife in summer, when independent theater compa-
nies from Buenos Aires come to to wn, and nightclubs open their doors to passionate
Latin partygoers. The months of December, January, and February are the most crowded,
wild, and expensive for visiting. In March, families with children and retired couples on
vacation make up the bulk of visitors, who take advantage of a more relaxed atmosphere
and the slight reduction in prices. Many hotels and restaurants remain open year-round;
though the weather is chillier, people do vacation here on weekends in winter too. While
Argentines will tell you stories about family vacations here over the generations, the city
only hit the international radar during the N ovember 2005 S ummit of the Americas,
when massive protests took place against the former U.S. pr esident George W. Bush's
presence. Much of the city was blocked off during that time period, disr upting locals
from their daily lives, and many people still hav e much to say about the visit.
ESSENTIALS
GETTING THERE
You can r each M ar del P lata b y plane, car , bus, train, or boat.
The airpor t lies 10 minutes fr om downtown and is ser ved b y
Aerolíneas Argentinas
(
&
800/333-0276
in the U.S., or 0810/222-86527 in Argentina; www .aerolineas.com.
