Chacabuco is a city in

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, Argentina. It is the head town of the Chacabuco Partido and has a population of 38,418 inhabitants (2010).

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Towns of district

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, 1,732 inhabitants * O'Higgins, 1,347 * Castilla, 1,316 * Los Ángeles, 124

Rural tourism

Close to Chacabuco, on RN 7 is Laguna Rocha, formed by a widening of the Salado River. The main characteristic of the area is the solitary rustic landscape that attracts tourists in search of contact with nature and landscape of the Pampa region. Other Lakes include Laguna Las Toscas and Laguna de los Patos

Culture

Chacabuco has generated important

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s like the bandoneonist Raul Garello, the Conductor

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, at the moment resident in Germany, and great student of Baroque music, and vocal ensembles like

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(music folkloric and nun) and

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. As far as Popular Music, it has a rich history; and present. Many local musicians ended up in big national bands, and a lot local bands themselves enjoy of local and national success, such as

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, Tijera Selmer,

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, Quinta Semilla, and Cautivo among others. Chacabuco was home to

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who disappeared during the last military dictatorship because of his opposition to the regime.

Sports

Chacabuco has several centers of sport activity, among them the Chacabuco Golf Club (18 holes of par 71), the Municipal Multisport, the Social Club with excellent tennis courts, numerous football clubs (9 de Julio, River, San Martín, Argentinos, Porteño, etc.), Centro Los Marinos. Also places like the Polygon (Federal Shooting club) and the Flying club stand out in Chacabuco. Another remarkable landmark is the home court of the Chacabuco

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team. In motoring, Chacabuco has important pilots of

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and TC 2000, like Roberto Urretavizcaya and Luis Minervino. Probably the most famous resident of Chacabuco was

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who featured in both of Argentina's

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wins in

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and

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and went on to manage the national team as well as

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and River Plate.

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