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alta Ramos, who founded Mar del Plata proper in 1874. Peralta Ramos helped develop
the area as a commercial and industrial center, and later as a beach resort. By the turn of
the last century many wealthy
porteño
families owned summer houses, some of which
still grace Barrio Los Troncos.
Since the 1960s the so-called Pearl of the Atlantic has lost some of its exclusivity, with
the Argentine elite seeking refuge in resorts such as nearby Pinamar or Punta del Este
(Uruguay). Still, Mar del Plata remains the most thriving of all of Argentina's beach
towns.
