San José de Balcarce (shortened to Balcarce) is a city in

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(

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) about west of

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with a population of approx 44,064 (2010 census). It is the ''cabecera'' (head town) of the

Balcarce Partido Balcarce Partido is a partido of Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. The provincial subdivision has a population of 42,040 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Balcarce, which is around from Buenos Aires. Name The partido is n ...

(District of Balcarce). The

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is ARBCA. The city is famous as the birthplace of

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legend

Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio (American Spanish: , ; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), nicknamed ''El Chueco'' ("the bowlegged" or "bandy legged one") or ''El Maestro'' ("The Master" or "The Teacher"), was an Argentine racing car driver. He dominated t ...

and today houses the ''

Museo Juan Manuel Fangio The ''Museo Juan Manuel Fangio'' (Juan Manuel Fangio Museum), is a museum of motor racing cars, dedicated to Formula One driver Juan Manuel Fangio and located in Balcarce, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The museum The museum opened in , in ...

'' ("Juan Manuel Fangio" Museum) and the '' Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio'', a motorsports circuit. The town hall, cemetery portal and

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were all designed by the architect,

Francisco Salamone Francisco Salamone (June 5, 1897August 8, 1959) was an Argentina, Argentine architect of Italian descent who, between 1936 and 1940, during the Infamous Decade, built more than 60 municipal buildings with elements of Art Deco style in 25 rural c ...

, and contain elements of

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style. Built in the late 1930s, these buildings were some of the first examples of modern architecture in rural Argentina.

''Museo del Automovilismo "Juan Manuel Fangio"''

Located just a few blocks from where Fangio was born, the museum houses a collection of cars, trophies, photographs and other memorabilia. Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio de Balcarce

Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio de Balcarce

Climate

References

External links

Balcarce local government Official site

Museo del Automovilismo "Juan Manuel Fangio" Official site
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